To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is still official practice to hood and handcuff Iraqi prisoners and to make them adopt the stress position; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is still official practice to hood and handcuff Iraqi prisoners and to make them adopt the stress position; and if he will make a statement.

(2) who authorised the practice of conditioning of Iraqi prisoners; when Ministers first became aware of the practice; and what action was taken in response.

(2) who authorised the practice of conditioning of Iraqi prisoners; when Ministers first became aware of the practice; and what action was taken in response.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was involved in the practice of conditioning of Iraqi prisoners; and if he will make a statement;

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was involved in the practice of conditioning of Iraqi prisoners; and if he will make a statement;

May I put it to my right hon. Friend that time is running out for a two-state solution in the middle east, and that, if such a solution proves impossible, we might sooner or later have to contemplate a one-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians, however painfully, have to...

May I put it to my right hon. Friend that time is running out for a two-state solution in the middle east, and that, if such a solution proves impossible, we might sooner or later have to contemplate a one-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians, however painfully, have to...

As my right hon. Friend said, through our prolonged representations to the American Government we succeeded in retrieving the British citizens who were held in Guantanamo. However, have we requested the return of any of the British residents held in Guantanamo? What are the Americans saying about that? Do they...

As my right hon. Friend said, through our prolonged representations to the American Government we succeeded in retrieving the British citizens who were held in Guantanamo. However, have we requested the return of any of the British residents held in Guantanamo? What are the Americans saying about that? Do they...

My question was: have we made a request for the return of any of the British residents in Guantanamo Bay?

My question was: have we made a request for the return of any of the British residents in Guantanamo Bay?

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Answer by the Solicitor-General of 5 July 2006, Official Report, column 1111W, on Iraq, what investigations he has undertaken into the practice of wetting; how far up the chain of command knowledge of the practice extended; and what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Answer by the Solicitor-General of 5 July 2006, Official Report, column 1111W, on Iraq, what investigations he has undertaken into the practice of wetting; how far up the chain of command knowledge of the practice extended; and what steps...

To ask the Solicitor-General when he was first informed that ‘wetting’ was official policy for dealing with looters in Basra; what witness statements to this effect were disclosed to Crown counsel; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Solicitor-General when he was first informed that ‘wetting’ was official policy for dealing with looters in Basra; what witness statements to this effect were disclosed to Crown counsel; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he was first informed that ‘wetting’ was official policy for dealing with looters in Basra; who authorised this policy; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he was first informed that ‘wetting’ was official policy for dealing with looters in Basra; who authorised this policy; and if he will make a statement.

The right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Kenneth Clarke) entertained the House with a characteristically fluent and amusing speech and made some very cogent points as well. I must disagree with his suggestion that the Government wasted their first term of office—or did he say their first two terms?...

The right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Kenneth Clarke) entertained the House with a characteristically fluent and amusing speech and made some very cogent points as well. I must disagree with his suggestion that the Government wasted their first term of office—or did he say their first two terms?...

I think that the Government’s position is that all options are still open, but there was some discussion at a high level 18 months ago. I do not think that any firm decision has been taken and my point to the House—I repeat it now—is that I hope that the...

I think that the Government’s position is that all options are still open, but there was some discussion at a high level 18 months ago. I do not think that any firm decision has been taken and my point to the House—I repeat it now—is that I hope that the...

I do, indeed, have in mind those reports, which have been in the public domain for some time. I also wish to say a word about our relationship with the United States. The Gracious Speech talks of strengthening and deepening relations between the US and the European Union, and I...

I do, indeed, have in mind those reports, which have been in the public domain for some time. I also wish to say a word about our relationship with the United States. The Gracious Speech talks of strengthening and deepening relations between the US and the European Union, and I...

Yes, ““extraordinary rendition””. We ought to know a little more about extraordinary rendition and should not close our eyes to it. We are supposed to be fighting for democracy and the United States says that it is signed up to the same values as we are. Let us make sure...

Yes, ““extraordinary rendition””. We ought to know a little more about extraordinary rendition and should not close our eyes to it. We are supposed to be fighting for democracy and the United States says that it is signed up to the same values as we are. Let us make sure...

The hon. Gentleman is talking nonsense. Britain led the way in getting European sanctions against Zimbabwe and in raising the problem in the United Nations, as his Front-Bench colleagues asked us to do. Can he tell us why, during the Conservatives’ term of office, the Government gave Robert Mugabe a...

The hon. Gentleman is talking nonsense. Britain led the way in getting European sanctions against Zimbabwe and in raising the problem in the United Nations, as his Front-Bench colleagues asked us to do. Can he tell us why, during the Conservatives’ term of office, the Government gave Robert Mugabe a...

I want to avoid the situation that occurred in the latter days of Mr. Callaghan’s Government, when a decision was taken without most of the Cabinet or the House being informed. Labour Members discovered that a decision had been taken only when Tory Defence Ministers revealed some years later that...

I want to avoid the situation that occurred in the latter days of Mr. Callaghan’s Government, when a decision was taken without most of the Cabinet or the House being informed. Labour Members discovered that a decision had been taken only when Tory Defence Ministers revealed some years later that...

Will my right hon. Friend give me an assurance that before any irreversible decisions are taken, proper discussions will take place in the House about the merits of a new generation of nuclear weapons?

Will my right hon. Friend give me an assurance that before any irreversible decisions are taken, proper discussions will take place in the House about the merits of a new generation of nuclear weapons?

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of the number of Iraqi civilians killed in the conflict since coalition forces entered Iraq; and what estimate he has made of the number of Iraqi civilians killed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of the number of Iraqi civilians killed in the conflict since coalition forces entered Iraq; and what estimate he has made of the number of Iraqi civilians killed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money from public funds was allocated to the campaign of Mr Allawi in the Iraq elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money from public funds was allocated to the campaign of Mr Allawi in the Iraq elections.