That this House condemns the decision taken by the interim Government of Iyad Allawi to take DNA samples, fingerprints and retina scans of the residents of Fallujah when they are allowed to return to their homes on Christmas Eve; regrets the decisions to insist that residents have to wear badges, and to treat refusal as an offence; and believes that these requirements have sinister historical overtones.

That this House condemns the decision taken by the interim Government of Iyad Allawi to take DNA samples, fingerprints and retina scans of the residents of Fallujah when they are allowed to return to their homes on Christmas Eve; regrets the decisions to insist that residents have to wear badges,...

That this House supports calls for an independent inquiry into the number of civilian casualties in Iraq since the invasion of that country in 2003; and believes that an accurate and honest assessment of the human cost of the conflict would show a commitment to the principle of openness on the part of the UK and would demonstrate to the world and the people of Iraq one of the central strengths of the democratic system of government.

That this House supports calls for an independent inquiry into the number of civilian casualties in Iraq since the invasion of that country in 2003; and believes that an accurate and honest assessment of the human cost of the conflict would show a commitment to the principle of openness on...

That this House notes that the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) binds signatories not to transfer to any nation any agents, toxins, weapons and equipment of biological and toxin warfare and provides that any nation finding another signatory in breach of this undertaking may lodge a complaint to the Security Council; understands that the Riegle Report to the US Senate has published evidence that the US sold biological materials including Bacillus Anthracis, Clostridium Botulinum, Histoplasma capsulatum, Brucella, Melitensis and Clostridium Perfringens to various agencies of the Iraqi Government pursuant to export licenses issued by the US Department of Commerce, in quantities set out in the Report and at the time when the US was fully aware of the Iraqi biological warfare programme and that these exports have been fully documented and are also set out in the 23rd September 2002 edition of Newsweek and by Senator Robert Byrd in speeches in the Senate on 20th and 26th September 2002; requests the Government to exercise its power to report these sales to the Security Council of the United Nations in the light of its commitment in the April 2002 Green Paper, Strengthening Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention that, those at every level responsible for any breach of international law relating to the use of such weapons will be held personally accountable because compliance with the BTWC is an issue the international community cannot avoid; and urges the Prime Minister either to lodge the necessary complaint with the Security Council of the UN or change his stated policy after an appropriate public announcement and discussion.

That this House notes that the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) binds signatories not to transfer to any nation any agents, toxins, weapons and equipment of biological and toxin warfare and provides that any nation finding another signatory in breach of this undertaking may lodge a complaint to the...

That this House calls upon the Prime Minister, in concert with the US Administration and the Iraqi Interim Government, immediately to institute a dedicated body to gather, collate and publish the number of Iraqi civilians killed and injured as a result of coalition forces' actions since 20th March 2003; and believes that such a body should incorporate procedures employed by Iraq bodycount and those US and Iraqi health experts whose findings detailing 100,000 civilian deaths was published by the Lancet on 30th October 2004.

That this House calls upon the Prime Minister, in concert with the US Administration and the Iraqi Interim Government, immediately to institute a dedicated body to gather, collate and publish the number of Iraqi civilians killed and injured as a result of coalition forces' actions since 20th March 2003; and...

That this House recalls President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 election theme 'The Great Society' which had the vision of prosperity, social improvement and civil rights reform, and was defined as a society in which poverty would be abolished, education would be available for all, peace would prevail and every man would be free to develop his potential; also recalls that this fine vision was scuppered by the cost of and opposition to the unjust war in Vietnam; notes the Prime Minister's vision for modern, reformed, well invested public services in this country, but is concerned that this could similarly be scuppered by the cost of an unpopular foreign war; so demands that continued, substantial investment in public services in this country take priority over the costs of the conflict in Iraq.

That this House recalls President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 election theme 'The Great Society' which had the vision of prosperity, social improvement and civil rights reform, and was defined as a society in which poverty would be abolished, education would be available for all, peace would prevail and every man...

That this House believes that British soldiers deserve the wholehearted support of the nation especially when they are courageously putting their lives at risk in Iraq; deplores the mean unpatriotic sabotage of planned military exercises by farmers who have reneged at the last moment on longstanding agreements for the military use of land; and calls on the Ministry of Defence to avoid the turmoil and waste of future cancellations by reviewing both the ??1.7million paid annually to farmers for ephemeral land use and the subsidised rents charges to those farming military land on Salisbury Plain.

That this House believes that British soldiers deserve the wholehearted support of the nation especially when they are courageously putting their lives at risk in Iraq; deplores the mean unpatriotic sabotage of planned military exercises by farmers who have reneged at the last moment on longstanding agreements for the military...

That this House praises the professionalism of UK armed forces serving in Iraq and understands the anxieties felt by their families at home; believes that families should have a free parcel delivery service to their loved ones; and calls upon the Government to ensure this service is re-introduced in the run-up to the festive period.

That this House praises the professionalism of UK armed forces serving in Iraq and understands the anxieties felt by their families at home; believes that families should have a free parcel delivery service to their loved ones; and calls upon the Government to ensure this service is re-introduced in the...

That this House notes that many families have loved ones currently serving in Iraq and many of them will not return before Christmas; further notes that although parcels can be sent to serving soldiers from the sorting point in London free of charge, it can be costly to send such parcels to the sorting point; and calls upon the Government to introduce a scheme whereby family members can send parcels to soldiers serving in Iraq free of charge regardless of the place from where they send the parcel.

That this House notes that many families have loved ones currently serving in Iraq and many of them will not return before Christmas; further notes that although parcels can be sent to serving soldiers from the sorting point in London free of charge, it can be costly to send such...

That this House notes the United States Administration's request to send British troops into areas currently patrolled by American-led forces; is aware of the statement by the Secretary of State for Defence that he is inclined to comply; believes that such a move would significantly increase the danger to British troops in Iraq; and therefore calls for a vote in the House before Her Majesty's Government takes a final decision on this matter.

That this House notes the United States Administration's request to send British troops into areas currently patrolled by American-led forces; is aware of the statement by the Secretary of State for Defence that he is inclined to comply; believes that such a move would significantly increase the danger to British...

That this House recalls that the last time an American administration put pressure on a British Labour government to provide troops to back the United States' plans to escalate an ill-judged war was in 1970 over Vietnam; remembers that this House debated the request on 5th May 1970, on a motion proposed by a former leader of the Labour party, the then honourable Member for Ebbw Vale. Michael Foot, who put the argument that day that the escalating events can have the gravest consequences for us all; notes that he pleaded that in his opinion it was 'sheer despair for people to say that nothing that we can do or say can have much influence on such distant occurrences and keep our mouths shut, and possibly keep our eyes closed as well', Official Report, 5th May 1970, column 208; agrees with his prediction that 'the military machine of the United States can create a wilderness and desolation, but it can never win a victory in Vietnam', Official Report, 5th May 1970, column 214; and therefore calls upon the Prime Minister to follow his predecessor's example from 34 years ago and refuse to co-operate with American plans to escalate this immoral and illegal war in its planned siege of Fallujah.

That this House recalls that the last time an American administration put pressure on a British Labour government to provide troops to back the United States' plans to escalate an ill-judged war was in 1970 over Vietnam; remembers that this House debated the request on 5th May 1970, on a...

That this House utterly condemns the barbaric murder of Mr Ken Bigley; sends its heartfelt condolences to his family, salutes their resilience and dignity in their time of trial and, like them, looks for an early resolution to the conflict in Iraq.

That this House utterly condemns the barbaric murder of Mr Ken Bigley; sends its heartfelt condolences to his family, salutes their resilience and dignity in their time of trial and, like them, looks for an early resolution to the conflict in Iraq.

That this House notes with dismay that, to date, 18,580,891,450 US dollars and 30 cents of Iraq's money has been distributed by the United Nations Compensation Commission, much of it to very wealthy oil corporations and Kuwaiti potentates; notes that this included in the last quarter-year $177.5 million, of which $96 million went to Kuwait, paid out despite the appalling financial state of Iraq as a country and of very many of its people; considers the United Nations resolution which continued to authorise this financial blood-letting from Iraq, although it did not have the courage to refer to it directly, to have been obscene for doing so; and calls upon the UK Government to change its position to one of bringing a total halt to any further reparation payments from Iraq.

That this House notes with dismay that, to date, 18,580,891,450 US dollars and 30 cents of Iraq's money has been distributed by the United Nations Compensation Commission, much of it to very wealthy oil corporations and Kuwaiti potentates; notes that this included in the last quarter-year $177.5 million, of which...

That this House expresses grave concern at the decision of the Iraqi Interim Government to ban Al Jazeera from reporting from Iraq; and calls upon the Foreign Secretary to express this concern.

That this House expresses grave concern at the decision of the Iraqi Interim Government to ban Al Jazeera from reporting from Iraq; and calls upon the Foreign Secretary to express this concern.

That this House notes the Butler Committee's support for the Government's claims that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa; notes that, after stating that Iraqi officials visited Niger in 1999, the Butler Review's reasons for agreeing that this was to discuss uranium procurement were that (a) uranium is Niger's main export, (b) Iraq had purchased uranium from Niger in the 1980s, (c) Iraq could not access indigenous uranium and (d) due to 'other evidence of Iraq seeking to restart its nuclear programme'; further notes that the Review states elsewhere that 'The JIC cautioned that, on Iraq's nuclear programme: "We have no clear intelligence"; recalls that the Government stated on 12th January, Official Report, column 564W, that it gave no intelligence to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on this issue; questions why GCHQ intelligence on the visit of the Iraqi official to Niger was not given to the IAEA if this was the basis of the claim; questions the relevance of the Butler Committee's reference to intelligence 'from additional sources' on the Niger claim and intelligence that Iraq had procured uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo, as parliamentary answers state that Niger was the country in question and that the Government is relying on one source from a third country which discussed the information with the IAEA before the latter concluded that the specific Niger allegations were unfounded; further notes that Lord Butler's Committee solicited the IAEA view and then made no comment on it; and concludes that Lord Butler's conclusions on the uranium from Africa issue are not credible.

That this House notes the Butler Committee's support for the Government's claims that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa; notes that, after stating that Iraqi officials visited Niger in 1999, the Butler Review's reasons for agreeing that this was to discuss uranium procurement were that (a) uranium is Niger's...

That this House is aware that Mr John Negroponte will be the US Ambassador to Iraq after the 30th June sovereignty transfer, in which position he will wield enormous power; notes the content of the CNN.com report in 2001 to the effect that he served as Ambassador to Honduras from 1981 to 1985 during which time he was personally responsible for the illegal policy of training and arming Contra rebels inside Honduras for the purpose of overthrowing Nicaragua's Sandinista government; further notes that he also oversaw the build up of the Honduran military while turning a blind eye to their campaign of death and torture and that during this period the Honduran military's Battalion 316, trained by the CIA, killed or caused to disappear at least 184 political opponents; further notes that despite hundreds of articles in Honduran newspapers reporting the brutality of the government's death squads, the condemnation of international human rights organisations, and the warning to Mr Negroponte by his predecessor about the alarming increase in extrajudicial military executions and torture of political opponents, Mr Negroponte has continued to maintain that there were no death squads in Honduras and if there were, he knew nothing about them; further notes that CNN.com said that either Mr Negroponte is lying or he is totally incompetent and the notion that he could condemn other nations for their human rights abuses is absurd; and believes that, with a record like this, he is likely to be a liability in Iraq and to UK interests there.

That this House is aware that Mr John Negroponte will be the US Ambassador to Iraq after the 30th June sovereignty transfer, in which position he will wield enormous power; notes the content of the CNN.com report in 2001 to the effect that he served as Ambassador to Honduras from...

That this House is aware that Mr John Negroponte will be the US Ambassador to Iraq after the 30th June sovereignty transfer, in which position he will wield enormous power; notes that, whilst US Ambassador to the UN, he said in November 2002 in relation to Resolution 1441 that the Resolution contained no hidden triggers or automaticity that would allow the United States to use force against Baghdad if it failed to co-operate with the weapons inspectors and that the matter would return to the UN Security Council for discussions; further notes that this line is contrary to the position of Her Majesty's Government which maintains that Resolution 1441 was sufficient to embark on the war without need for a second Resolution and that plainly Mr Negroponte misled the world community on this matter; and believes that, with his record, including this, he is likely to be a liability in Iraq.

That this House is aware that Mr John Negroponte will be the US Ambassador to Iraq after the 30th June sovereignty transfer, in which position he will wield enormous power; notes that, whilst US Ambassador to the UN, he said in November 2002 in relation to Resolution 1441 that the...

That this House recalls that Western values are embodied in democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights; further recalls that these values are given effect by United Kingdom adherence to the European Convention of Fundamental Rights; notes that Article 2 - providing for protection of the right to life by law, and Article 3 - providing freedom from torture are non-derogable rights, even in time of war; consequently believes that there should be no immunity from prosecution for war crimes for any member of coalition forces in Iraq or individuals employed by them; urges the Government to support the independent investigation of all allegations of unlawful killings, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment; insists on the full co-operation of United Kingdom authorities with investigators and demands the full force of the law be used to prosecute perpetrators and those found to be responsible at all levels of the chain of command; and urges the Government to convey these views forcefully to the President of the United States and other coalition partners.

That this House recalls that Western values are embodied in democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights; further recalls that these values are given effect by United Kingdom adherence to the European Convention of Fundamental Rights; notes that Article 2 - providing for protection of the right...

That this House registers its grave concern at the allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi civilians by United States and United Kingdom forces; reaffirms its belief that the highest standards of international humanitarian and human rights law should be applied by occupying forces in Iraq; and calls on the United States and United Kingdom governments to establish an independent commission to investigate alleged human rights violations by Coalition forces personnel as a matter of urgency.

That this House registers its grave concern at the allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi civilians by United States and United Kingdom forces; reaffirms its belief that the highest standards of international humanitarian and human rights law should be applied by occupying forces in Iraq; and calls on the United States...

That this House considers that the killing of an estimated 600 people, many of them women, children and innocent civilians fleeing the conflict, by US forces in Fallujah during the first weeks of April to have been an atrocity.

That this House considers that the killing of an estimated 600 people, many of them women, children and innocent civilians fleeing the conflict, by US forces in Fallujah during the first weeks of April to have been an atrocity.

That this House recognises the contribution of Blaze the springer spaniel, currently deployed in Iraq, to the war effort; notes that days after being run over in Basra, Blaze was back at work and uncovered a large quantity of weapons; acknowledges the important and invaluable work of search dogs to the Army in action; and congratulates Blaze and all such dogs who have done so much to help save lives.

That this House recognises the contribution of Blaze the springer spaniel, currently deployed in Iraq, to the war effort; notes that days after being run over in Basra, Blaze was back at work and uncovered a large quantity of weapons; acknowledges the important and invaluable work of search dogs to...