Intelligence and Security Services: Treatment of Detainees Debate
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Lord Bishop of Chester
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Intelligence and Security Services: Treatment of Detainees
Lord Bishop of Chester Excerpts(14 years, 4 months ago)
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, shall we hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and then the noble Lord, Lord Howarth?
The Lord Bishop of Chester
My Lords, would the noble Lord the Leader of House comment a little more on the terms of reference of the inquiry? Is it an inquiry into the facts of what happened or into the broader reasons why it was permitted to happen?
Lord Strathclyde
The inquiry will look at whether the UK was implicated in the improper treatment of detainees held by other countries that may have occurred in the aftermath of 9/11.