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Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

Michael Mates: ...I am perfectly certain that if the Government wish to survive, they will have to listen to what has been said and do something about it. I have had the privilege of being part of two inquiries into Iraq, first the Intelligence and Security Committee's inquiry and then the Butler inquiry. Both were constrained by the fact that it was our business to examine the use, gathering and...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

Michael Mates: That is not what I was saying. I was saying that there was not a comprehensive plan as to how to handle Iraq once the war was over. That was largely in the hands of the United States, which was taking the lead in all this, and I know that some of our Ministers tried manfully to get the US to focus on the matter. All of that needs to be examined in the Chilcot inquiry. Our inquiry saw quite a...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peace Keeping Operations (10 May 2007)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many incidents of friendly fire have occurred since the coalition forces invaded Iraq in 2003.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Oct 2004)

Mr Michael Mates: ...tremendous efforts being made to prevent weapons proliferation to rogue states that some highly sensitive nuclear equipment and a very large quantity of high-quality explosives have gone missing in Iraq? Do the Government have any say in the protection and security of those very sensitive sites, either through our diplomatic services or our forces on the ground? If not, why not?

Oral Answers to Questions — Royal Navy (5 Feb 1990)

Mr Michael Mates: ...threat on the northern flank and, in particular, on the southern flank. For example, Turkey, which is a full member of NATO, borders the Soviet Union—and Armenia at that—Iran, Syria and Iraq. We have a common purpose to defend Turkish integrity and Turkey has a common purpose to defend the integrity of western Europe. We must not forget that a threat still exists there, and...