"Let me join the hon. Gentleman, who himself served in our armed forces, in paying tribute to what our armed forces did in Iraq. They should be proud of the work they did; they were acting on behalf of this House of Commons and the Government who took that decision, …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"The Foreign Office has been restored in many ways. The former Foreign Secretary William Hague restored the language school and opened a number of embassies around the world, and the Foreign Office is once again seen as a great place to work, so I do not think that that is …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"I agree with the hon. Gentleman. I did mention service families, because it is important that we look after them, and the military covenant is partly about them...." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"There is a good section of the report that is entitled “Why now?” because that was, I think, one of the sections of Tony Blair’s speech in this House. It is also important to read the part of the report about what would have happened if Britain had not stood …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"I think Mr Blair is probably speaking while we are here, so let us wait and see what he says in response to the report and whether it measures up to the level of events...." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"My hon. Friend, who served in at least one of those missions, has made this point before and it is set out in the report as well. There was a policy of deterrence and containment, and I think Sir John Chilcot argues quite persuasively that that situation should have continued …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"These are all interesting ideas and I am prepared to consider them. The Attorney General does answer questions in Parliament and is accountable to Parliament. The National Security Council’s members are accountable to Parliament and now there is this Committee of both Lords and Commons, in front of which I …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"The hon. Lady is right to say that the bit of the report that deals with the issue of whether the Government were involved in coercive diplomacy to try to make Iraq go down a different path or whether this was regime change needs very careful reading, but I disagree …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"I think your country should always come before your party. I am not a huge believer in arm-twisting, but there are sometimes occasions when you believe a course of action to be profoundly right and you want to try to persuade your colleagues. I persist in the view that it …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech
"As I have said, everyone has to account for their actions, such as the people who voted for this and the people who proposed it, and for the failure to plan. There is a whole set of arguments in this document that people want to consider to see how best …..." Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - View Speech