Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2020. It was answered by Johnny Mercer (Conservative) on Friday, 24 July 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq: Detainees

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2020 to Question 70307 on Ministry of Defence: Iraq Detainees, how many of the 1000 civil claims have reached an agreement with the claimant in terms of damages to be paid to the claimant, notwithstanding the legal costs that may not yet have been agreed and paid.

Answer: Details of 330 of the 1,000 civil claims where an agreement with the claimant in terms of damages to be paid to the claimant, notwithstanding the legal costs that may not yet have been agreed and paid, are already in the public domain following responses provided to FOI requests received and the High Court judgment of December 2017 relating to the trials of the four lead claims in the Iraqi Civilian Litigation (ICL). Discussions between the claimants' solicitors and departmental officials with regard to the resolution of the outstanding remaining claims in the ICL have continued since early 2018, but the terms of these discussions and any outcomes remain the subject of a confidentiality agreement and we are therefore unable to provide a detailed and complete response to this question at this time. However, although the confidentiality agreement remains extant, it is hoped that we will be in a position to provide further information in relation to the remaining outstanding claims in the ICL in the near future.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 75193
Session: 2019-21
Related items: Iraq: Detainees
Monday, 13 July 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Detainees Armed forces Damages Civil proceedings Iraq
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk