Asked by: Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2019 to Question 242032 on Rendition and Torture: Inquiries, with reference to the five months of serious consideration now undertaken, how much further time is required by HM Government before the conclusion of the process.
Answered by David Lidington
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer I gave on 11 April 2019 to his previous Question 242032.
Asked by: Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191312 on Rendition and Torture: Inquiries, when he plans to announce whether to launch an independent judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.
Answered by David Lidington
Further to the Prime Minister’s Written Statement of 22 November 2018 (HCWS1100), the Government continues to give serious consideration to the examination of detainee issues and whether any more lessons can be learned and, if so, how. This includes the question of whether or not there should be a further judge-led inquiry.
Asked by: Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Government has not met its deadline for announcing whether to launch an independent judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.
Answered by David Lidington
The Government is continuing to give the necessary careful consideration to the need for an independent judge-led inquiry.