Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 October (HL9860 and HL9890) and the Minister of State for the Home Office on 10 October (167956), whether either of the two individuals cited were transferred to the Guantanamo Bay prison facility.

The Government’s position remains that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay should close.

In respect of the two requests for mutual legal assistance, it would not be appropriate to share information as it may harm on-going criminal investigations or future prosecutions.

The purpose of mutual legal assistance is to assist law enforcement agencies at home and abroad with criminal investigations and the prosecution of criminal offences. It is an essential tool for cutting crime and preventing terrorism.