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Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 April 2006.


Extraordinary Rendition Flights

Question
Whether they will alert police and Customs officers if they have reasonable suspicion of the likelihood or possibility that aircraft owned or chartered by the Central Intelligence Agency, passing through British airports, may be conducting illegal renditions.
Answer

The Government are clear that the US Government would not render a detainee through UK territory or airspace without our permission. I refer the noble Lord to the Foreign Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement of 20 January (Official Report, col. 784W) in another place.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5013; 680 c231WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Rendition Allegations (Inquiries)
Friday, 20 January 2006
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Detainees Aviation Intelligence services Terrorism Torture USA Rendition US Central Intelligence Agency
Link
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