HC Deb 20 November 2002 vol 394 c127W
Mr. Tom Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations the UK Government has made on British citizens held by the United States at the Guantanamo Base in Cuba; [81668]

(2) what discussions he has had with the US Government concerning the continued detention of people captured in the conflict in Afghanistan. [81667]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has discussed the specific issue of the British detainees held by the United States on several occasions with the US Secretary of State, most recently on October 15.

We remain in regular contact with the US about the situation of the British detainees. In addition we have also encouraged them more generally to move forward with the process of determining the future of all the detainees.