§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the legal authority on which the Government plan to take military action against Iraq are based. [61676]
§ Mr. FatchettThe precise legal basis for any future military action will depend on the circumstances at the time, but any action taken by the Government will be lawful.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the Iraqi opposition groups that ministers have met over the past four weeks. [61675]
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§ Mr. FatchettI met representatives of the following Iraqi opposition groups on 23 November: Constitutional Monarchy Movement; Iraqi Democratic Party; Association of Iraqi Democrats; Assyrian Democratic Movement; Patriotic Union of Kurdistan; Turkoman National Democratic Movement; Islamic Accord Party; Kurdish Democratic Party; Ahl al-Bayt; Iraqi Reform Movement; Iraqi National Movement; Mr. al-Rubaie (Independent); Iraqi National Congress; Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq; Iraqi National Accord (Wifaq).