When the Minister of Defence tells us that he has not seen Mr. Colvin's documents, and other ministers tell us that absolutely nothing took place, do you feel that they are, in a way, participating in this culture of secrecy? Really, even if it was only a matter of allegations, I feel that any self-respecting minister has to make some attempt to find out the truth and whether anything actually went on. The impression is that government ministers had washed their hands of it. Do you share my opinion at all?
On November 18th, 2009. See this statement in context.