Policy #975: "Iraq Investigation — Necessary" — Compared to Lab Party

This is the votes by vote definition of Public Whip policy #975: "Iraq Investigation - Necessary". You may want to read an introduction to policies, or read more about Public Whip.

Someone who believes that the handling of the US led invasion of Iraq in 2003, including the failure of the intelligence about Weapons of Mass Destruction, must be investigated; that those responsible should be held to account; that none of the inquiries so far have been satisfactory would have voted like this...

The Lab votes are listed along side.

HouseDateSubjectLab Policy AgreementLab Turnout
Commons4 Jun 2003Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry 3.6%73.9%
Commons16 Jul 2003Iraq — Foreign Affairs Committee Report 2.6%75.1%
Commons10 Sep 2003Iraq — Role of the United Nations n / a 68.7%
Commons22 Oct 2003Iraq — Set up of judicial inquiry — rejected 0.0%74.3%
Commons22 Oct 2003Iraq — Judicial Inquiry — Not necessary 0.0%71.9%
Commons13 Jan 2004Iraq — National Audit Office Report on Operation Telic n / a 81.1%
Commons9 Mar 2004Iraq — Attorney-General's Advice 1.4%70.8%
Commons17 May 2004Iraq — Security Situation n / a 69.4%
Commons20 Jul 2004Iraq — Adjournment Debate n / a 69.8%
Commons31 Oct 2006Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up 3.9%88.4%
Commons31 Oct 2006Iraq — Select committee inquiry — rejected 2.6%86.1%
Commons11 Jun 2007Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry 3.3%85.2%
Commons11 Jun 2007Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry 1.1%79.3%
Commons25 Mar 2008Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected 3.8%88.6%
Commons25 Mar 2008Iraq Inquiry — Not the right time 2.3%87.2%
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected 4.2%89.1%
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal 3.9%88.3%
Commons24 Jun 2009Iraq Inquiry — Parliament to set the terms of reference — rejected n / a 90.8%
Commons24 Jun 2009Iraq Inquiry — Welcomes the inquiry 96.2%90.3%
Commons30 Nov 2016Iraq War — Investigation into Contrasts Between Public Statements and Private Policy 3.0%70.7%

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