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Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

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Treatment of Detainees
Tuesday 6th July 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. We need shorter answers.

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Portrait Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD)
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Does the Minister accept that the moratorium is no substitute for the cessation of a policy that is unequivocally contrary to international law, and whose continuance represents an insurmountable obstacle to the achievement of peace and implies a determination to impose a solution not by agreement but by attrition?

Alistair Burt Portrait Alistair Burt
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Again, I would say that we must take this step by step. The current position, in which the moratorium has been observed, has been important in allowing space for the proximity talks to take place, and we hope that those talks will advance into further discussions. I repeat that we believe that the previous settlement policy was a barrier to that process, and that we want to see the current moratorium continue.

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