Mr. Speaker, I thank the leader of the Conservative Party for calling to inform me of his intention to ask this question.
As I told the press last Friday, I received a phone call from the President of the United States. We spoke about a number of things. We discussed the situation in Iraq, and I told him that the government's position, as the leader of the Conservative Party has said himself, is that we wish to see a diplomatic solution.
The Russians and the French are actively involved in this at the moment. The President of the United States did not in any way ask us to go to war. Should there be any such request, I can assure the hon. leader of the Conservative Party that there will certainly be a debate.