Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 10 February 2010, in the House of Commons, led by David Miliband.

Binyam Mohamed

Statement on the case of Mr Binyam Mohamed following the judgement of the Court of Appeal on 10 February.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 505 c913-25
Session: 2009-10
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: David Miliband | 505 c923-4 (506 2-3mc) (Link to this contribution) I am interested to hear that the Leader of the Opposition is re-committing himself to a judicial inq...; Jeremy Corbyn | 505 c924 (Link to this contribution) May I take the Foreign Secretary back to the question of Mr. Binyam Mohamed and what happened to him...; Speaker | 505 c924 (Link to this contribution) I think that the hon. Gentleman is seeking to imitate the right hon. and learned Member for Sleaford...; David Miliband | 505 c924 (Link to this contribution) Yes, the Government have stood out against Guantanamo Bay for a very long time, but it is also a fac...; Lord Bellingham | 505 c924 (Link to this contribution) In his statement, the Secretary of State stated that Mr. Mohamed is an Ethiopian national formerly r...; David Miliband | 505 c924 (Link to this contribution) The Government judge that our interests in securing the closure of Guantanamo Bay were so strong tha...; Paul Flynn | 505 c924-5 (Link to this contribution) This dreadful conduct is alien to our history and principles, and will certainly increase the risk o...; Dari Taylor | 505 c923 (Link to this contribution) In thanking my right hon. Friend for his statement to the House and for once again making it clear t...; David Miliband | 505 c923 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right; there will be a taking stock, as I set out in my statement, and we will see...; Lord Tyrie | 505 c923 (Link to this contribution) The Foreign Secretary said that our most basic values as a nation are at stake here. I agree. It is ...; David Miliband | 505 c925 (Link to this contribution) I do not believe that this case has any bearing on the Shaker Aamer case. We continue to press the c...; David Miliband | 505 c925 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to agree with my hon. Friend that British foreign policy is fully independent. However, i...; Martin Linton | 505 c925 (Link to this contribution) Will this case speed up the release and return of Mr. Shaker Aamer, to whom the Foreign Secretary re...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 505 c915-7 (Link to this contribution) We on the Conservative Benches have always held that the intelligence co-operation between the Unite...; David Miliband | 505 c913-5 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement to the House on the case of Mr. Binya...; David Miliband | 505 c917-8 (Link to this contribution) I concur with the right hon. Gentleman that this case has come to symbolise or epitomise some of the...; Ed Davey | 505 c918-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement, and echo his support for our excellent security ser...; Keith Vaz | 505 c922 (Link to this contribution) May I join the Foreign Secretary and others in congratulating the security services on their profess...; Viscount Hailsham | 505 c922 (Link to this contribution) The Foreign Secretary's statement makes it plain that in 2002, while in US custody, Mr. Binyam Moham...; David Miliband | 505 c922 (Link to this contribution) No—I am afraid that there is a very short answer to that. It is not for the police to provide a runn...; Speaker | 505 c922 (Link to this contribution) I recognise the rhetorical technique that the right hon. and learned Gentleman was deploying but, un...; David Miliband | 505 c922-3 (Link to this contribution) I think that the best way I can answer the legitimate questions that the right hon. and learned Gent...; Julian Lewis | 505 c921 (Link to this contribution) According to comments made by the great theorist of counter-insurgency, Sir Robert Thompson, more th...; David Miliband | 505 c920 (Link to this contribution) The vindication is of the control principle, and that was made clear by the Court. The Court also ma...; Diane Abbott | 505 c919-20 (Link to this contribution) Is the Foreign Secretary aware that many people listening to this debate will be surprised to hear h...; David Miliband | 505 c921 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend rightly says that we have responsibilities not only in respect of the conduct of our ...; David Winnick | 505 c921 (Link to this contribution) In no way do I question my right hon. Friend's integrity, but is he aware that for some of us the he...; David Miliband | 505 c920-1 (Link to this contribution) I will comment on it, but it is very important that the facts are on the record, not the allegations...; David Davis | 505 c920 (Link to this contribution) May I thank the Foreign Secretary for making this statement, because it is good that he did so? Just...; David Miliband | 505 c919 (Link to this contribution) I am glad that the hon. Gentleman welcomes the work that is done by the security and intelligence se...; David Miliband | 505 c922 (Link to this contribution) I am very happy to say clearly that the Government, as has been detailed in successive Intelligence ...
Subjects: Disclosure of information Appeals Courts Court of Appeal Intelligence services Human rights Judgements National security Prisoners MI6 Pakistan Terrorism Security Torture USA Guantanamo Bay Mohamed, Binyam
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Binyam Mohamed

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