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  Iraq - Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry
  
  --- MOTION EFFECT ---
  
  
  
  
  The majority of MPs voting voted against the motion:[1]
  
  **This House
  * ''recalls'' the Prime Minister's assertion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction capable of being used at 45 minutes' notice; 
  * ''further recalls'' the Government's contention that these weapons posed an imminent danger to the United Kingdom and its forces; 
  * ''notes'' that to date no such weapons have been found; and
  * ''calls'' for an independent inquiry into the handling of the intelligence received, its assessment and the decisions made by ministers based upon it.
  
  A new motion was proposed in its place:[2]
  
  **This House:
  * ''believes'' that the Intelligence and Security Committee[3] established by Parliament is the appropriate body to carry out any inquiry into intelligence relating to Iraq; and 
  * ''notes'' in relation to Iraq's disarmament obligations the terms of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483[4]
  
  
  <p>The text of the inquiry is <a href="http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/publications/reports/isc/iwmdia.pdf">here</a>.</p>
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2003-06-04.180.1#g180.3 Menzies Campbell MP], House of Commons, 4 June 2003
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2003-06-04.180.1#g187.0 Jack Straw MP], House of Commons, 4 June 2003
  * [3] [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/intelligence/special_reports.aspx Intelligence and Security Committee], Special Reports
  * [4] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1483 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483], Wikipedia
  
  
  --- COMMENTS AND NOTES ---
  
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