To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 20 April (WA 342), (a) which of the following former Guantanamo Bay detainees are entitled to support in accordance with their immigration status, and (b) which of them are claiming some or all of that support:...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 20 April (WA 342), (a) which of the following former Guantanamo Bay detainees are entitled to support in accordance with their immigration status, and (b) which of them are claiming some or all of that support:...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of transport by air and car, including accompanying officials, involved in returning the following former detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United Kingdom: (a) Omar Deghayes, (b) Binyam Mohamed, (c) Jamal Abdullah Kiyemba, (d) Bisher al-Rawi, (e) Jamil al-Banna, and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of transport by air and car, including accompanying officials, involved in returning the following former detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United Kingdom: (a) Omar Deghayes, (b) Binyam Mohamed, (c) Jamal Abdullah Kiyemba, (d) Bisher al-Rawi, (e) Jamil al-Banna, and...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mrs Margaret Beckett) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The House will be aware that in March 2006 my right honourable friend the then Foreign Secretary (Mr Jack Straw) agreed to make representations to seek the...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mrs Margaret Beckett) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The House will be aware that in March 2006 my right honourable friend the then Foreign Secretary (Mr Jack Straw) agreed to make representations to seek the...

The House will be aware that in March 2006 my right hon. Friend the then Foreign Secretary agreed to make representations to seek the return from Guantanamo Bay of an Iraqi national formerly resident in the UK, Mr. Bisher Al-Rawi, based on the particular circumstances in his case. Detailed discussions...

The House will be aware that in March 2006 my right hon. Friend the then Foreign Secretary agreed to make representations to seek the return from Guantanamo Bay of an Iraqi national formerly resident in the UK, Mr. Bisher Al-Rawi, based on the particular circumstances in his case. Detailed discussions...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What reply was received to the letter sent earlier this year by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to the United States Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, regarding the request for the release and return of Mr Bisher Al-Rawi.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What reply was received to the letter sent earlier this year by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to the United States Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, regarding the request for the release and return of Mr Bisher Al-Rawi.

That is a mere technicality. Later this year, it will be 20 years since I came into the House, but these things still confuse me. I apologise, Mr. Speaker; I should have sat down at the point when you wanted me to. I apologise to the Whips as well. I...

That is a mere technicality. Later this year, it will be 20 years since I came into the House, but these things still confuse me. I apologise, Mr. Speaker; I should have sat down at the point when you wanted me to. I apologise to the Whips as well. I...

I cannot add to what I have already said or make it any clearer. I thought that I had made it absolutely clear in my response to what he said. I give him an absolute assurance—[Interruption.] I am trying to be as helpful and open as I possibly can. I...

I cannot add to what I have already said or make it any clearer. I thought that I had made it absolutely clear in my response to what he said. I give him an absolute assurance—[Interruption.] I am trying to be as helpful and open as I possibly can. I...

I am grateful to the Minister for his answer to my hon. Friend. Will he pledge to come back to me with some more details? First, I know that Bisher’s mother and sister, and the rest of his family, are keen to have the report on Bisher’s health. Secondly, will...

I am grateful to the Minister for his answer to my hon. Friend. Will he pledge to come back to me with some more details? First, I know that Bisher’s mother and sister, and the rest of his family, are keen to have the report on Bisher’s health. Secondly, will...

I cannot give such a specific commitment. As I have said, however, discussions are ongoing with the American authorities. The hon. Gentleman is asking us to do something to which we are already committed, and that we are doing. As I have confirmed, we are raising with the American authorities...

I cannot give such a specific commitment. As I have said, however, discussions are ongoing with the American authorities. The hon. Gentleman is asking us to do something to which we are already committed, and that we are doing. As I have confirmed, we are raising with the American authorities...

Perhaps I am anticipating what the Minister was about to say. Can he confirm that the British Government have signed up to all aspects of the UN convention against torture, including psychological torture? On that point, there is a difference between the rules that the British Government say that they...

Perhaps I am anticipating what the Minister was about to say. Can he confirm that the British Government have signed up to all aspects of the UN convention against torture, including psychological torture? On that point, there is a difference between the rules that the British Government say that they...

As I made absolutely clear to the hon. Gentleman, this Government were one of the first to ratify the protocol. I will write to him on the details of what we ratified. The whole purpose of the handbook that I launched last year was to provide Governments, NGOs and other...

As I made absolutely clear to the hon. Gentleman, this Government were one of the first to ratify the protocol. I will write to him on the details of what we ratified. The whole purpose of the handbook that I launched last year was to provide Governments, NGOs and other...

If it is on that issue, there is no point in my giving way.

If it is on that issue, there is no point in my giving way.

It is not. The Minister said that he or other Ministers had communicated their concerns about Mr. al-Rawi’s health to the American Government in December. It would be some consolation, and would back up what he has said, if he would undertake to communicate the concern felt across the House...

It is not. The Minister said that he or other Ministers had communicated their concerns about Mr. al-Rawi’s health to the American Government in December. It would be some consolation, and would back up what he has said, if he would undertake to communicate the concern felt across the House...

Adjournment debate on the detention of Bisher Al-Rawi in Guantanamo Bay.

Adjournment debate on the detention of Bisher Al-Rawi in Guantanamo Bay.

May I come back to the subject of the constituent of my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey)—the specific subject of this debate? Will the Minister answer the questions put by my hon. Friend—they were also asked more generally by the hon. Member for Sunderland, South...

May I come back to the subject of the constituent of my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey)—the specific subject of this debate? Will the Minister answer the questions put by my hon. Friend—they were also asked more generally by the hon. Member for Sunderland, South...

My constituent, Bisher al-Rawi, lives in New Malden, Surrey, but he is currently in camp 5, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He has been imprisoned there by the Americans for over four years, without charge or trial, and has been subjected to continual degradation and torture. That would all be bad enough,...

My constituent, Bisher al-Rawi, lives in New Malden, Surrey, but he is currently in camp 5, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He has been imprisoned there by the Americans for over four years, without charge or trial, and has been subjected to continual degradation and torture. That would all be bad enough,...

The hon. Gentleman should allow me to set out my response to his hon. Friend and should take account of what I said in my opening remarks about the generality of the case and my response to it. I would like to draw the House’s attention to President Bush’s speech...

The hon. Gentleman should allow me to set out my response to his hon. Friend and should take account of what I said in my opening remarks about the generality of the case and my response to it. I would like to draw the House’s attention to President Bush’s speech...

May I take the Minister back to the point about complicity? During the judicial proceedings last March, various cables that MI5 sent to the Americans in Gambia were released, so they are a matter of public record. In those cables, it is very clear that the British authorities were seeking...

May I take the Minister back to the point about complicity? During the judicial proceedings last March, various cables that MI5 sent to the Americans in Gambia were released, so they are a matter of public record. In those cables, it is very clear that the British authorities were seeking...