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Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 18 January 2012, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Clarke of Nottingham.


Detainee Inquiry

Statement on the early conclusion of the Detainee Inquiry chaired by Sir Peter Gibson.


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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
538 c751-60 
Session
2010-12
Department
Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Related items
Detainee Inquiry
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Written statements
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Rehman Chishti | 538 c758 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Secretary of State's statement. Does he agree that under procedure there is no other w...
Mark Durkan | 538 c760 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State said that in pursuit of the Libyan allegations ““the agencies””, which I pres...
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Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c760 (Link to this contribution) Those are the serious allegations which need to be investigated and are being investigated by the po...
David Winnick | 538 c759-60 (Link to this contribution) Will the Justice Secretary accept that the allegation that British security officials handed over su...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c759 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend speaks with much greater authority than I on the subject and puts forward an opinion ...
Bob Stewart | 538 c759 (Link to this contribution) For quite a long time, together with the security services and the police, I was responsible for det...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c759 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Lady. It is extremely important that we maintain this essentially cross-pa...
Yasmin Qureshi | 538 c758-9 (Link to this contribution) Our country has a reputation around the world as one which protects human rights. When allegations o...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c758 (Link to this contribution) I am glad to hear that my hon. Friend believes that. I think that is right. The problem of letting t...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c760 (Link to this contribution) One must adopt a sensible approach to this. We did not expect the Libyan revelations to appear until...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c757 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is probably right. That is another good reason why we would like Shaker Aamer to be r...
Chris Bryant | 538 c757 (Link to this contribution) When some of us were calling for a public inquiry led by a judge into phone hacking at the News of t...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c757 (Link to this contribution) The agencies are reviewing their accessing of the necessary records, because these Libyan allegation...
Tom Brake | 538 c757-8 (Link to this contribution) We must get to the bottom of the allegations of mistreatment as soon as possible. The credibility of...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c758 (Link to this contribution) We have not taken any decisions yet about the exact point at which we will start constituting a new ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c758 (Link to this contribution) I have met a very wide range NGOs, human rights groups and those with an interest, and I have been t...
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown | 538 c757 (Link to this contribution) I wholeheartedly agree with the statement that the Justice Secretary has made today, but how can we ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c757 (Link to this contribution) I have never been able to protect anybody against false allegations but the easiest way of handling ...
Jane Ellison | 538 c757 (Link to this contribution) Last July, my right hon. and learned Friend confirmed to me at the time of his statement on the Gibs...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c756 (Link to this contribution) It was discussed with Sir Peter Gibson and he agrees that this is the way to proceed. I did not pers...
Keith Vaz | 538 c756 (Link to this contribution) The Justice Secretary clearly has the support of both sides of the House in the decision he has take...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c756-7 (Link to this contribution) The intention was that the Gibson inquiry would cover that aspect of the Libyan allegations, particu...
Robert Buckland | 538 c756 (Link to this contribution) It looks increasingly clear that this is going to take years rather than months. Can my right hon. a...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c755-6 (Link to this contribution) I assure the right hon. Lady that there is no delay to that aspect of our policy. We will shortly be...
Hazel Blears | 538 c755 (Link to this contribution) Our intelligence agencies do a hugely important job for this country, but it is essential that they ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c756 (Link to this contribution) Like my hon. Friend, I was a member of the all-party group on extraordinary rendition being led by m...
James Clappison | 538 c756 (Link to this contribution) I welcome my right hon. and learned Friend's approach to this matter. Does it remain his hope that a...
Lord Tyrie | 538 c755 (Link to this contribution) It was widely held that the Gibson inquiry's approach to the investigation set out in the protocol a...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c755 (Link to this contribution) I will continue the conversations I have been having with my hon. Friend and others about the basis ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c755 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that view and for the right hon. Gentleman's support because I keep trying to assu...
Jack Straw | 538 c754-5 (Link to this contribution) Sir Peter Gibson is a retired senior judge of the highest integrity and skill and I am personally qu...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c754 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman. The point that lies behind the debate I have ...
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem | 538 c754 (Link to this contribution) As a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, may I endorse the observations made by my ri...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c753-4 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his broad support for the aims we are pursuing. I agre...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 538 c751-2 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement. This Government stand firmly against tortu...
Sadiq Khan | 538 c752-3 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. The whole House unequivocally con...
Pete Wishart | 538 c758 (Link to this contribution) Is not the real lesson of Gibson that important inquiries such as this cannot proceed properly witho...
Subjects
Counter-terrorism Detainees Intelligence services Terrorism Torture USA Rendition Guantanamo Bay Libya Detainee Inquiry
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