Written question asked by Lord Tyrie (Conservative) on Friday, 18 April 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 April 2008. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Thursday, 8 May 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq: Detainees

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 20 March 2008, Official Report, column 1310W, on Iraq: detainees, what monitoring and administration of individuals in detention is necessary; and what the UK's reporting obligations are to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Answer: [holding answer 24 April 2008]: In order to ensure that we can effectively administer individuals while they are detained by the UK armed forces, it is necessary to obtain and record some personal details. This is important, for example, to enable the relevant persons, such as their next of kin, to be informed of their detention and the location in which they are being detained. We collect information on an individual throughout their time in our detention, including their date of capture, medical records, and the date of release or transfer.We are obliged, as laid out in the Coalition Provisional Authority Memorandum Number 3 (Revised), to report to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) information on individuals we have in our detention in Iraq and to grant the ICRC access to them.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 475 c1133W; 200806
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Iraq: Detainees
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Detainees Iraq
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