sarin, Syria, chemical weapons
Further on export of chemicals to Syria
11 September 2013
Sir John Stanley, the Chairman of the Committees on Arms Export Controls, has written another letter today to the Business Secretary, Dr Vince Cable.
- Business Secretary’s letter of September 10 to Sir John Stanley
- Sir John Stanley’s letter of September 11 to the Business Secretary
The letter asks four further questions about Government approval of 5 additional export licences for the export to Syria of sodium fluoride, which can be used as a precursor chemical for chemical weapons including sarin, between 2004 and 2010.