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Iraq War

Asked for a response to Carne Ross comments that it was disgraceful for Ministers to argue that the Hutton and Butler inquiries were able to delve deeply into the issues surrounding the build-up to the war in Iraq, the PMS replied that we had always been clear what the terms of reference for the Hutton and Butler Reports were and what their purpose was. As far as Carne Ross saying that we needed a full public inquiry, the PMS said that the Government had set out its position on a public inquiry into Iraq.

Asked for a response to Mr Ross suggestion that a full paper-trail from Whitehall leading up to the Iraq war should be published, the PMS said that he did not know what other papers Mr Ross was referring to. Asked if he was aware of anything else that needed to be published, the PMS said that both the Hutton and Butler inquiries had access to all of the papers that they felt were necessary and we had published a great deal of information, both in the course of those inquiries and since.

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