Intelligence and Security Services: Treatment of Detainees Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Intelligence and Security Services: Treatment of Detainees

Lord Bishop of Chester Excerpts
Tuesday 6th July 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, shall we hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and then the noble Lord, Lord Howarth?

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Bishop!

Lord Bishop of Chester Portrait The Lord Bishop of Chester
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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 Portrait Lord Strathclyde
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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.