mr. john chilcot that it is the question for the prime minister's own conscience. when the decisions were taken, to launch the legal war he wasn't only in the room. he was the one who signed a check that he should insist on going to the inquiry now. people are entitled to know before they decide how to vote for the general election what his role was in this government most disastrous decision. what does he have to hide? >> nothing, and he was the one that wanted mr. chilcott to make the decision. and he can't on one day say chilcott should decide and then say he or someone else should decide what happens. mr. speaker, on the iraq war we have given every single document to the iraq inquiry. would have given them the opportunity to look at every document and as for which documents they want to be declassified. the only document that will be withheld from publication will those that affect. people being interviewed rightly so and as for the evidence, but it is for the chilcott committee to decide how they proceed and that is what he proposed. >> question number two, m

mr. speaker, this is as i said a matter for the chilcott inquiry. i had written to sir john chilcotand i said to them i'm happy to give evidence at any time that that is a matter for the committee to decide. but i will take whatever advice he gives me about when he wishes me to appear. i am happy to give evidence on all the issues that he puts forward an habit to satisfy the public of this country about our government's commitment to the security of this country. >> mr. speaker, my friend would like to get married. but her boyfriend is not so keen. i wonder if my honorable friend might be able to tell us, should the government give them some money? and if so, how much in order to tie the knot? [laughter] >> mr. speaker, is a conservative party that is tied in knots. [laughter] >> now that the said business secretary is with them, let me just tell the house what he said about this married couples allowed to i really don't think it's anything to do with

mr. speaker, this is as i said a matter for the chilcot inquiry. i have written to sir john chilcot and i said to him, i am happy to give evidence at any time. that is a matter for the committee to decide. but i will take whatever advice he gives me about when he wishes me to appear. i am happy to give evidence on all the issues that he puts forward and happy to satisfy the public of this country about our government's commitment to the security of this country. >> mr. speaker, my friend would like to get married. at her boyfriend isn't so keen. i wonder if my honorable friend might be able to tell us, should the government give them some money, and if so, how much in order to tie the knot? [laughter] >> mr. speaker, is the conservative party that is tied in knots. [laughter] >> i want to -- now that the shadow business secretary is with her, let me just tell the house what he has said about his married couples allowances i really don't think it's anything to do with politicians he said that when you get very. and most of the younger people i know don't seem very keen of it