Relevant speeches and statements by UK Government ministers following the terrorist atrocities committed in the United States on 11 September are linked below, as well as links to the relevant Hansard pages on the Parliament website for debates in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and US Government statements on military operations.

US Defense Secretary briefing (26 September)

US Defense Secretary briefing (16 September)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (3 September)

US Defense Secretary briefing (20 August)

US Defense Secretary and CinC CENTCOM briefing (15 August)

US Defense Secretary briefing (13 August)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (9 August)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (7 August)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (2 August)

US Defense Secretary briefing (30 July)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (24 July)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (22 July)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (15 July)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (8 July)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (3 July)

US Defense Secretary briefing (2 July)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (26 June)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (25 June)

US Defense Secretary briefing (21 June)

Statement by the Defence Secretary (20 June)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (17 June)

US Defense Secretary and Pakistani Foreign Minister press briefing (13 June)

UK Defence Secretary and US Defense Secretary briefing (5 June)

US Defense Secretary briefing (4 June)

US Defense Secretary briefing (30 May)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (28 May)

US Defense Secretary briefing (24 May)

Statement by the Defence Secretary (16 May)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (15 May)

US Defense Secretary briefing (8 May)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (3 May)

US Defense Secretary briefing (1 May)

US Defense Secretary and Kazakh Defence Minister (28 April)

US Defense Secretary and Kyrgyz President (27 April)

Press briefing by CinC CENTCOM at MOD London (26 April)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (24 April)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (23 April)

US Defense Secretary statement (18 April)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (16 April)

CinC CENTCOM briefing (11 April)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (9 April)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (8 April)

CinC CENTCOM briefing (5 April)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (4 April)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (3 April)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (1 April)

CinC CENTCOM briefing (29 March)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (28 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (26 March)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (25 March)

US Defense Secretary briefing (21 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (20 March)

Speech by the Defence Secretary in the Commons (20 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (18 March)

Statement by the Defence Secretary (18 March)

US Defense Secretary briefing (15 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (12 March)

US Defense Secretary briefing (11 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (8 March)

US Defense Secretary and CinC CENTCOM briefing (6 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (5 March)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (4 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (1 March)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (27 February)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (26 February)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (21 February)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (12 February)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (11 February)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (8 February)

Prime Minister and Hamid Karzai press conference (31 January)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (30 January)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (28 January)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (25 January)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (24 January)

US Defense Secretary briefing (23 January)

US CENTCOM briefing (18 January)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (16 January)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (14 January)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (11 January)

US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (8 January)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (7 January)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (4 January)

US CENTCOM briefing (4 January)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (3 January)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (2 January)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (27 December)

US Defense Secretary briefing (21 December)

US Defense Secretary briefing (19 December)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (18 December)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (17 December)

Prime Minister's Statement in the Commons (17 December)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (13 December)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (12 December)

Prime Minister and US Secretary of State (11 December)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (11 December)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (10 December)

US Defense Secretary briefing (6 December)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (5 December)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (4 December)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (3 December)

US Defense Secretary briefing (30 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (29 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (28 November)

US Defense Secretary and CinC CENTCOM briefing (27 November)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (26 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (21 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (20 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (20 November)

US Defense Secretary briefing (19 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (16 November)

US Defense Secretary and CinC CENTCOM briefing (15 November)

US briefing on humanitarian aid (15 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (14 November)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (13 November)

Prime Minister's statement (13 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (9 November)

US Defense Secretary and CinC CENTCOM briefing (8 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (7 November)

US Defense Secretary briefing (6 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (5 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (2 November)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (1 November)

Defence Secretary's speech in the Commons (1 November)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (31 October)

US Defense Secretary and UK Defence Secretary briefing (30 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (30 October)

Prime Minister's speech to the Welsh Assembly (30 October)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (29 October)

Press Conference given by the Defence Secretary (29 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (26 October)

Statement by the Armed Forces Minister  (26 October)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (26 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (24 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (23 October)

Press Conference given by the Defence Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Staff  (23 October)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (22 October)

US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (20 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (19 October)

Prime Minister's press briefing for Arab media (19 October)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (18 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (17 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (16 October)

House of Commons Debate on International Terrorism (16 October 2001)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (15 October)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (12 October)

Press Conference given by the International Development Secretary and the Under Secretary for Defence (12 October)

Press briefing by US Department of Defense (11 October)

Press Conference given by the Defence Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Staff (11 October)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (9 October)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (8 October)

Press Conference given by the Defence Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Staff (8 October)

House of Commons Debate on International Terrorism (8 October 2001)

US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing (7 October)

Prime Minister's Statement (7 October)

President Bush's Statement (7 October)

Prior to the start of military action:

Message from the Foreign Secretary to the Afghan people (5 October 2001)

Press Conference - Prime Minister and President Putin (4 October 2001)

Prime Minister's Statement to the House (4 October 2001)

House of Commons Debate on International Terrorism (4 October 2001)

House of Lords Debate on International Terrorism (4 October 2001)

Statement by the Foreign Secretary following UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (29 September 2001)

UN Security Council Resolution 1373

Prime Minister's meeting with Muslim community leaders (27 September 2001)

Statement by the Prime Minister (25 September 2001)

Prime Minister's briefing to the media (21 September 2001)

Press Conference - Foreign Secretary at EU Heads of Government meeting (21 September 2001)

Prime Minister's interview on CNN (16 September 2001)

Prime Minister's Statement to the House (14 September 2001)

House of Commons Debate on International Terrorism (14 September 2001)

House of Lords Debate on International Terrorism (14 September 2001)

Foreign Secretary's interview with CNN (13 September 2001)

Statement by the Prime Minister (12 September 2001)

Statement by the Foreign Secretary (11 September 2001)

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