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Key Parliamentary Debates and Parliamentary Statements by UK Ministers

Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 27 January 2005
Parliamentary Answer by the Defence Secretary 10 January 2005
Statement by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces to the House of Commons 1 December 2004
Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 17 November 2004
Statement by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces to the House of Commons 4 November 2004
Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 21 October 2004
Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 18 October 2004
Statement by the Foreign & Commonwealth Secretary to the House of Commons 12 October 2004
Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 17 June 2004
Statement by the Attorney General to the House of Lords 14 June 2004
Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 27 May 2004
Armed Forces Personnel debate 13 May 2004
Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 10 May 2004
Written statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 27 November 2003
Statement by Foreign & Commonwealth Secretary regarding Iraq Survey Group interim report 2 October 2003
Written statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 8 September 2003
Written statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 16 July 2003
Written statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 2 July 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary to the House of Commons 24 June 2003
Written statement to the House of Commons by the Defence Secretary 30 April 2003
Statement by the Foreign Secretary to the House of Commons 28 April 2003
Statement by the Prime Minister to the House of Commons 14 April 2003
Written statement to the House of Commons by the Defence Secretary 11 April 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary 7 April 2003
House of Commons Defence Debate 31 March 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary 21 March 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary 20 March 2003
Debate in the Commons 19 March 2003
Debate in the Commons 26 February 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary 6 February 2003
Statement by the Prime Minister 3 February 2003
Statement by the Foreign Secretary 21 January 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary 20 January 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary 7 January 2003
Statement by the Defence Secretary 18 December 2002
Debate in the Commons 25 November 2002

Other key speeches and statements by senior UK personnel

Statement by the Chief of Staff, MND(SE) 25 June 2004
Statement by the Chief of the General Staff 30 April 2004
Prime Minister's press conference 4 September 2003
Statement by the GOC 1(UK) Division 26 June 2003
Prime Minister with British forces in Iraq 29 May 2003
Press Conference by the Defence Secretary and US Defense Secretary at Heathrow, London 2 May 2003
Press Conference by the Defence Secretary and the Chief of Defence Staff at the Foreign Press Association, London 14 April 2003
Press Conference by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces and the First Sea Lord 11 April 2003
The Prime Minister's message broadcast to the Iraqi people 10 April 2003
Statement by Air Marshal Brian Burridge in Qatar 7 April 2003
Defence Secretary's Lobby briefing 7 April 2003
Press Conference by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces and the Chief of Air Staff 4 April 2003
Press Conference by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces and the Chief of General Staff 28 March 2003
Statement by Air Marshal Brian Burridge in Qatar 27 March 2003
Prime Minister's Press Briefing 25 March 2003
Prime Minister's statement to the House of Commons 24 March 2003
Defence Secretary's Lobby briefing 24 March 2003
Prime Minister's interview with BFBS 23 March 2003
Press Conference by the Defence Secretary and the Chief of Defence Staff 22 March 2003
Press Conference by the Defence Secretary and the Chief of Defence Staff 21 March 2003
Prime Minister's address to the nation 20 March 2003
Prime Minister's press conference in the Azores 17 March 2003
Foreign Secretary's press conference 12 March 2003
Speech by the Defence Secretary at Chatham House 10 March 2003
Statement by the Foreign Secretary at the UN Security Council 7 March 2003
Speech by the Defence Secretary in Kuwait 24 February 2003
Speech by the Foreign Secretary 21 February 2003
Statement by the Foreign Secretary at the UN Security Council 14 February 2003
Speech by the Foreign Secretary 11 February 2003
Statement by the Foreign Secretary at the UN Security Council 5 February 2003
Prime Minister and President Bush's press conference 31 January 2003
Foreign Secretary - radio interview 20 January 2003

Speeches, Statements and Press Conferences from senior Coalition personnel

Press Conference by Defence Secretary and Iraqi Prime Minister 21 September 2005
Briefing by Iraqi Prime Minister and Minister of Justice 29 June 2004
Briefing by Iraqi Minister of the Interior and Minister of Defence 28 June 2004
Briefing on Iraq Survey Group interim report 2 October 2003
Press Conference by the US President and the Prime Minister 8 April 2003
Joint statement by the US President and the Prime Minister 8 April 2003
Press Conference by the US President and the Prime Minister 27 March 2003
Press Conference by the Defence Secretary and the Chief of Defence Staff 27 March 2003
Statement by the US President 20 March 2003
Defence Secretary and US Defense Secretary press conference 12 February 2003

Ministry of Defence Reports

The Government published its response to the House of Commons Defence Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2004-05 "Iraq: An Initial Assessment of Post Conflict Operations", which welcomes the serious enquiry and comprehensive report produced by the HCDC.