division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; [9th Allotted Day] &#8212; Iraq War Inquiry
motion: <p class="" pid="d.312.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d.312.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement of <phrase class="date" code="2008-12-18">18 December 2008</phrase> that a fundamental change in the British forces' mission in Iraq will occur by <phrase class="date" code="2009-05-31">31 May 2009</phrase> at the latest and that at that point the rapid withdrawal of the British troops will take place, taking the total from just under 4,100 to under 400 by <phrase class="date" code="2009-07-31">31 July 2009</phrase>; notes that following this announcement there remains no reasonable impediment to announcing an inquiry on the war in Iraq; and calls for such an inquiry to be conducted by an independent committee of privy counsellors, and to review the way in which the responsibilities of Government were discharged in relation to Iraq, and all matters relevant thereto, in the period leading up to military action in that country in March 2003 and its aftermath, and to make recommendations on lessons to be drawn for the future.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="d.321.4/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from "House" to the end of the Question and add:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d.321.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">"notes the Resolutions of this House of <phrase class="date" code="2006-10-31">31 October 2006</phrase>, <phrase class="date" code="2007-06-11">11 June 2007</phrase> and <phrase class="date" code="2008-03-25">25 March 2008</phrase> on an Iraq inquiry; recognises the heroic efforts of the British armed forces in Iraq who have a continuing role which this House should be careful not to undermine; further recognises that a time will come when an inquiry is appropriate, but declines to make a proposal for a further inquiry at this time, whilst important operations are underway in Iraq to support the people and government of Iraq."</p>
  
  <p pid="d.366.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House having divided:</i> Ayes 265, Noes 303.</p>