Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and International Security) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question again is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the question I asked the Prime Minister when parliament last met on the role played by Mr Flugge and Mr Long as Howard government representatives in Iraq. I refer also to the Prime Minister’s reply to that question, again delivered five minutes before question time today, that states for the first time that Mr Flugge’s responsibilities as a Howard government representative included ‘providing advice on the management of contracts under the oil for food program’. Prime Minister, what advice did Mr Flugge provide in relation to the June 2003 memorandum of instruction issued some 16 months before the end of the ‘wheat for weapons’ scandal? In the provision of that advice, did Mr Flugge provide information concerning what action should be taken on a list to be compiled of contracts which had a 10 per cent kickback attached to them?

John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Griffith for the question. I will take it on notice and give him a reply before question time tomorrow.