Regrettably, war has now commenced and lives will be lost. Some neighbouring Arab states have kept open the offer to take Saddam Hussein and members of his family and military leadership into exile. I hope he would consider that, even at this late stage, as it would allow the Iraqi people to return to some kind of normality. When this war is over, there will be a huge role for the UN and EU in ensuring the regime put in place in Iraq will be composed of Iraqi people. It must be a regime that ensures the country's major asset, namely, oil, will be used to repair the damage done to the people during the past 20 or 30 years. I know the Government will attempt to play its part in this.