§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to find a peaceful outcome to implementing UN resolution 1441. [82753]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe UK played a pivotal role in securing the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1441, which offers Saddam Hussein a final chance to give up his weapons of mass destruction peacefully. We will continue to give the UN weapons inspectors all possible help to complete their task effectively. But ultimately it is up to the Iraqi regime to decide whether or not to co-operate. If it chooses not to, resolution 1441 makes clear that it will face serious consequences.