HC Deb 27 January 2003 vol 398 c629W
16. Mr. Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the assistance the US has requested for possible action in Iraq. [93183]

Mr. Hoon

As I told the House on 25 November 2002, the United States has approached a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, seeking support in the event that military action against Iraq proves necessary.