Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2008. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Diego Garcia: Detainees

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 7 May 2008, Official Report, columns 932-3W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, if he will place in the Library the response received to the request made to the US Secretary of State for clarification on a number of specific issues.

Answer: Further to my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's letter to US Secretary of State Rice relating to the two renditions through Diego Garcia in 2002, the US have informed us that:"there have been no other instances in which US intelligence flights landed in the UK, our overseas territories or the Crown dependencies, with a detainee on board since 11 September 2001;""no detainees have been held on ships within Diego Garcia's territorial waters since 11 September 2001; and""no non-US service personnel have been held on Diego Garcia or within its territorial waters since 11 September 2001."The US have also underlined their firm understanding that there will be no rendition through the UK, our overseas territories and Crown dependencies or airspace without first receiving our express permission.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 480 c221W; 222707
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Diego Garcia: Detainees
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Rendition
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk