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1218699

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the guidance entitled, Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees, was followed in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	66144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner had statutory oversight of the Consolidated Guidance and reported on it annually to the Prime Minister. I refer the Honourable Member to section 10.19 of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s 2018 annual report where the (then) Commissioner explained why it was not appropriate to publish these details.</p><p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner's 2018 Annual Report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/IPCO%20Annual%20Report%202018%20final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/IPCO%20Annual%20Report%202018%20final.pdf</a></p><p>The Government does not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment for any purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 66145 66146 question first answered 02/07/2020 16:15:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1218700

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how times decision-making under the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees, was escalated to a Minister in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	66145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner had statutory oversight of the Consolidated Guidance and reported on it annually to the Prime Minister. I refer the Honourable Member to section 10.19 of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s 2018 annual report where the (then) Commissioner explained why it was not appropriate to publish these details.</p><p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner's 2018 Annual Report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/IPCO%20Annual%20Report%202018%20final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/IPCO%20Annual%20Report%202018%20final.pdf</a></p><p>The Government does not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment for any purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 66144 66146 question first answered 02/07/2020 16:15:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1218701

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the intelligence agencies informed the Investigatory Powers Commissioner of (a) instances of non-compliance with the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees and (b) instances in which they did not identify that the Consolidated Guidance review process should have been followed, for the year 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	66146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner had statutory oversight of the Consolidated Guidance and reported on it annually to the Prime Minister. I refer the Honourable Member to section 10.19 of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s 2018 annual report where the (then) Commissioner explained why it was not appropriate to publish these details.</p><p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner's 2018 Annual Report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/IPCO%20Annual%20Report%202018%20final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/IPCO%20Annual%20Report%202018%20final.pdf</a></p><p>The Government does not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment for any purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 66144 66145 question first answered 02/07/2020 16:15:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1138970

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to her oral contribution of 8 July 2019, Official Report, column 19, when she plans to announce the change of policy in relation to guidance on sharing and receiving intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	277216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the statement I made today (HCWS1746).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/07/2019 15:48:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name HCWS1746 - Cabinet Office Review of Consolidated Guidance.pdf title 20190718 - Written Ministerial Statement
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1132230

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including in the Consolidated Guidance on rendition and torture the removal of persons to other countries without judicial supervision for purposes such as interrogation or detention.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	264767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Sir Adrian Fulford, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, has submitted a proposed<br>revised version of the Consolidated Guidance to the Government for consideration</p><p>The Government is looking carefully at his proposals and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/06/2019 11:29:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1131198

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether paragraphs 15 and 22 of the document, MOD policy on the passing or receipt of intelligence relating to detained or captured persons, published in November 2018, remain in effect.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	263105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Paragraphs 15 and 22 of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy on the passing or receipt of intelligence relating to detained or captured persons remain in effect. As the Secretary of State for Defence stated in the House on 20 May 2019 (Official Report, column 504), the MOD will review its internal policy in the light of any updated guidance received from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/06/2019 15:15:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 May 2019.docx title Use of Torture Overseas
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1131199

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the (a) clarity and (b) accuracy of the guidance in the document, MOD policy on the passing or receipt of intelligence relating to detained or captured persons, published in November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	263106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy on the passing or receipt of intelligence relating to detained or captured persons is accurate and is a true reflection of the provisions of the overarching Consolidated Guidance under which it sits. MOD policy and activity in this area is compliant with both domestic and international law. As the Secretary of State for Defence stated in the House on 20 May 2019 (Official Report, column 504), the MOD will review and clarify its internal policy in the light of any updated guidance received from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/06/2019 15:28:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 May 2019.docx title Use of Torture Overseas
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1130952

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a pre-approved list under section 22 of his Department's November 2018 policy on the passing or receipt of intelligence relating to detained or captured persons of people on whom intelligence can be shared.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	262306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>There are no set criteria for pre-approving sharing of intelligence on individuals. Any criteria would be specific to the operational circumstances and environment encountered at the time that intelligence sharing was considered. This section of the policy has never been used and no such lists have ever existed. This section will be removed from our policy later this year when it is revised following the Government's consideration of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 262307 question first answered 13/06/2019 15:03:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1130953

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the criteria are for pre-approving sharing intelligence on an individual under section 22 of his Department's November 2018 policy on the passing or receipt of intelligence relating to detained or captured persons.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	262307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>There are no set criteria for pre-approving sharing of intelligence on individuals. Any criteria would be specific to the operational circumstances and environment encountered at the time that intelligence sharing was considered. This section of the policy has never been used and no such lists have ever existed. This section will be removed from our policy later this year when it is revised following the Government's consideration of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 262306 question first answered 13/06/2019 15:03:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1129196

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times a Minister in her Department has authorised intelligence sharing under section 15 (ix) of the policy on the passing or receipt of intelligence relating to detained or captured persons in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	258881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>We do not comment on the details of our intelligence sharing arrangements relating to detainees or captured persons as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. However, I would like to reassure the hon. Member that this Government stands firmly against torture and does not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment for any purpose. Our policy and activities in this area are entirely in accordance with both domestic and international law.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 258882 258883 258884 258885 258886 question first answered 11/06/2019 15:27:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake