Written question asked by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 June 2022. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 June 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Iraq: Chemical Weapons
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of chemical attacks in Northern Iraq; and what plans they have to ask the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate those attacks.
- Answer
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The United Kingdom opposes any use of chemical weapons. We are aware of claims that Turkey has used white phosphorus (WP) in northern Iraq. WP is not a chemical weapon. Any state using WP must comply with International Humanitarian Law and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
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- 2022-23
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- Armed conflict Chemical weapons Iraq
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