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Written Question
Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar
Monday 4th June 2018

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to ask the Intelligence and Security Committee to inquire into the circumstances of the rendition of Mr Belhaj and Ms Bouchar, in line with the statement given to the House of Commons on 19 December 2013 and following the closure of all legal proceedings on that matter.

Answered by David Lidington

The Intelligence and Security Committee sets its own work programme.


Written Question
Justice and Security Act 2013
Monday 23rd April 2018

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to select a person to review the operation of sections 6 to 11 of the Justice and Security Act 2013; and what the timetable is for that appointment to be announced.

Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

In accordance with s.13(1) and (2) of the Justice and Security Act 2013 (“the Act”), the review of the operation of sections 6-11 of the Act should cover the period from 25 June 2013 to 24 June 2018.

On 13 November 2017, the previous Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, wrote to his counterparts at the time in the departments that use the Closed Material Procedure (CMP) under the Act, to draw attention to the 5-year review and to discuss arrangements for the review. Discussions between officials are ongoing and an announcement will be made in due course.


Written Question
Intelligence Services: Detainees
Tuesday 30th January 2018

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will issue a direction to place on a statutory footing the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's oversight of 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.

Answered by David Lidington

I can confirm that the Prime Minister has issued a direction to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner under section 230 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 to continue the statutory oversight of the Consolidated Guidance that was previously provided by the Intelligence Services Commissioner. The direction will be published shortly on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office’s website.


Written Question
USA
Thursday 14th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department or other Government departments or agencies have requested a full copy of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not itself requested or had access to the full report. We are not aware of any government department or agency having seen the full report.


Written Question
USA
Thursday 14th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department or other Government departments or agencies have had access to a full copy of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not itself requested or had access to the full report. We are not aware of any government department or agency having seen the full report.


Written Question
USA: Detainees
Thursday 14th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department or other Government departments or agencies have requested a full copy of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not itself requested or had access to the full report. We are not aware of any government department or agency having seen the full report.


Written Question
USA: Detainees
Thursday 14th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department or other Government departments or agencies have had access to a full copy of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not itself requested or had access to the full report. We are not aware of any government department or agency having seen the full report.


Written Question
Employee Ownership and Save As You Earn
Friday 8th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of annually indexing the contribution limits for Share Incentive Plans and Save As You Earn plans; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

In 2014 the government doubled the contribution limits for the Share Incentive Plans and Save As You Earn schemes from £250 to £500 per month. There are no current plans to change these limits. The government keeps all areas of the tax system under review.


Written Question
Intelligence Services: Detainees
Monday 20th November 2017

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Government Departments, parliamentary committees and civil society groups the Government plans to consult on revisions to 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.

Answered by Alan Duncan

​The Cabinet Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office and Ministry of Defence as well as the security and intelligence agencies, National Crime Agency and SO15 have been fully involved in the work to consider what changes could be made to the Consolidated Guidance. The Government will seek the views of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on it in the context of their wider Detainee Inquiry.


Written Question
Intelligence Services: Detainees
Monday 20th November 2017

Asked by: Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress the Government has made on considering how to revise 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.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Prime Minister made a Written Ministerial Statement on 15 September 2016 informing Parliament that the Government would consider what changes could be made to the Consolidated Guidance to address points made by Sir Mark Waller, the then Intelligence Services Commissioner. This work has been taken forward and the Government will seek the views of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on it in the context of their wider Detainee Inquiry.