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Iraq Inquiry

I will come to that later in my speech. Last week, the Prime Minister said in his statement that the inquiry would""consider the period from summer 2001, before military operations began…and our subsequent involvement in Iraq right up to the end of July this year."" He then talked about an inquiry that will look at""the run-up to the conflict… the… conflict and reconstruction".—[Official Report, 15 June 2009; Vol. 494, c. 23.]" so that we can learn lessons in each and every area. I will highlight later the fact that we have deliberately not ruled out areas that the committee can examine. Everything in the period 2001 to 2009 is within its remit. On the question of a vote in Parliament, we are obviously going to vote today. That is a good opportunity for right hon. and hon. Members.