HC Deb 27 February 2003 vol 400 c688W
Mr. Graham Allen

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what plans Her Majesty's Government has to present the government of Iraq with a formal written ultimatum before it enters a state of armed conflict with that Government; [99491]

(2) what the maximum length of time is in which Iraq is required to comply with the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1441; and if he will make a statement; [99493]

(3) if he will make it his policy to publish, in advance of entering a state of armed conflict with Iraq, a statement indicating why he considers that all peaceful means of settling the disputes between the United Kingdom and Iraq have been exhausted. [99665]

The Prime Minister

I refer the hon. Member to the statement I gave in the House on Tuesday 25 February 2003.