HC Deb 22 July 2004 vol 424 c463W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what advice he has received from the intelligence services about the impact of the Iraq war and subsequent occupation on the likely incidence of terrorism in(a) the Middle East, (b) the UK and (c) the rest of the world; [185693]

(2) what advice he has received from the intelligence services about the impact of die Iraq war and subsequent occupation on public opinion on the popularity of the UK in the Middle East. [185694]

The Prime Minister

I regularly receive intelligence assessments that address the situation in Iraq and its wider impact, including on the threat from international terrorism.

Llew Smith

To ask the Prime Minister if he will give details of each of the false statements or omissions in the Iraqi declarations provided pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 (2002) to which reference was made in the letter sent by his private secretary to the legal secretary of the law officers on 15 March 2003, referred to in paragraph 384 of the report of the Butler Committee on the review of intelligence on weapons of mass destruction. [186186]

The Prime Minister

As set out in the Butler Report, intelligence and information from a wide range of other sources, especially from UNMOVIC, demonstrated that there were false statements and omissions in the declarations submitted by Iraq.

Llew Smith

To ask the Prime Minister when he was informed of the proposal made by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency's weapons, intelligence, non-proliferation and arms control centre that the statements made on Iraq's attempts to secure uranium from Niger in the British Government dossier should be removed, as set out on pages 64–65 of the United States Senate report on intelligence on Iraq. [186218]

The Prime Minister

As set out in paragraph 497 of the Butler Report, the Central Intelligence Agency advised caution about any suggestion that Iraq had succeeded in acquiring uranium from Africa, but agreed that there was evidence that it had been sought.