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Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Monday, 13 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 March 2006. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 March 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received regarding the use of torture in Iraq.
Answer

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, recently received a letter from Amnesty International referring to their report published on 6 March that asks the UK to take concrete steps to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect detainees from torture or ill-treatment in Iraq. We fully agree that detainees should be well treated and not subject to torture. We will continue to take steps to help ensure this is the case.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
58810; 444 c335W;444 c335W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Iraq Torture
Link
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