Lords debate: Iraq invasion
16 June 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Lord Fowler (Conservative) will call attention to the Iraq invasion and lessons for the future, in a debate this Thursday, 18 June, in the House of Lords.
Lord Malloch-Brown will speak on behalf of the Government.
Members scheduled to take part include:
- Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat); spokesperson for Defence
- Lord Steyn (Crossbench): retired Law Lord
- Lord Butler of Brockwell (Crossbench); Chaired inquiry into the use of intelligence in the lead up to the Iraq War, author of inquiry report known as Butler Report
- Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (Liberal Democrat); Chair of the Delegation for Iraq in the European Parliament
- Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench); military background
- Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat); Ministry of Justice and Shadow Attorney General
- Lord Lee of Trafford (Liberal Democrat); spokesperson for Defence
- Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative); Opposition spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Lord Malloch-Brown (Labour); Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Further information
- Alphabetical list of Members of the Lords
- Parliamentary calendar
- List of speakers - Lords Government Whips Office
- Video and Audio - watch the debate live
- Lords Hansard - transcript available approximately three hours from the start of the debate