Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of whether the Government's guidance, The Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees, published in July 2019, would prevent security agencies using torture methods such as those used in the cases of Martin Mubanga and Binyam Mohammed; and if she will make a statement.

It would be inappropriate to comment upon individual cases. The Government does not participate in, solicit, encourage, or condone the use of torture. “The Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees” make clear that in no circumstance will UK personnel ever take action amounting to torture. The Principles is overseen by the independent Investigatory Powers Commissioner, who reports annually on its application and compliance by the security agencies.