Iraq Inquiry

Part of Opposition Day — [14th allotted day] – in the House of Commons at 12:37 pm on 24 June 2009.

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Photo of Clive Efford Clive Efford Labour, Eltham 12:37, 24 June 2009

I agree with the right hon. Gentleman; the people, on both sides of the House, who were responsible for taking us into the war should not be able to hide behind the cloak of secrecy when they give evidence to the inquiry. However, will he explain how Sir John Chilcot's powers to expand the breadth of what is held in public have changed since the announcement last week? If what the right hon. Gentleman is putting forward is true, the Government must at some time have altered the powers given to Sir John Chilcot to set up the inquiry that he wants to set up.