Day 19: Key points

Here are the main points from the evidence of witnesses on Day 19 of the Hutton inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly. The most recent witness is listed first.

Andrew Gilligan

The BBC reporter denied doctoring his notes of his meeting with Dr Kelly.

The BBC reporter said only the second version of his notes of his meeting with Dr Kelly contained Alastair Campbell's name because he subsequently went through his first version and checked it with the dead weapons expert.

He said it was Dr Kelly who spontaneously mentioned Mr Campbell's name.

He added that he was not sure at what point during their conversation at the Charing Cross hotel that the Downing Street press chief's name had come up.

Professor Anthony Sammes

The computer expert from the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham said that Mr Gilligan's laptop, which he used to back up his personal organiser, could produce further evidence.

Mr Gilligan has now agreed to submit the laptop to the inquiry for examination.

William Wilding

The computer expert said he had looked at Andrew Gilligan's electronic personal organiser and had discovered that in two notes he had about conversations with Dr David Kelly only the second one had mentioned Alastair Campbell.

Mr Wilding said he could not explain why the name of Mr Campbell had suddenly appeared.

He also said that there was a discrepancy of a day between the time of the meeting and the actual note - something which Mr Gilligan explained by saying the organiser had not had the correct date programmed in.

Pam Teare

The MoD director of news said that Dr Kelly had been warned to stay with friends because of potential media interest in him.

Asked about use of a Q&A that allowed Dr Kelly's name to become public, she said, it was the "fairest" way of dealing with a situation when more than one name was in the frame.

Ms Teare blamed the subsequent "guessing game" as journalists tried to find out who Andrew Gilligan's source was on reporters.

She said that top MoD civil servant Sir Kevin Tebbit had authorised the Q&A.

Ms Teare also said Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon had been present when the naming strategy was discussed.

Richard Hatfield

The MoD personnel director admitted he did not ask for Dr Kelly's consent to be publicly named.

He said there had been a "fundamental failing" in the way Dr Kelly handled his press contacts.

Mr Hatfield insisted despite the fact the scientist was a "tremendous expert" in his field he still could be rightly described as a "middle-ranking official".

Dr Kelly was not informed about the Q&A that was used to name him to journalists because Mr Hatfield did not think he needed to tell the weapons expert about it.

A subsequent press statement compiled for release after Dr Kelly's name had come out was discussed with him.

Mr Hatfield said, with hindsight, it could be that the MoD should have initiated disciplinary proceedings against Dr Kelly and suspended him.

Mr Hatfield said that he had been surprised when the dead scientist's widow testified he had felt betrayed because "I think we gave him a lot of support".

The personnel director said he did not think Dr Kelly had prepared his wife for what would happened once he was named.

Dr Kelly's naming came from "his own act" of talking to Andrew Gilligan, said Mr Hatfield.