§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which procedures are in place for acting on claims that British troops may have been subjected to psychological torture while hostages or prisoners. [9011]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorIt is standard operational procedure for British troops to be debriefed after an operation. This was the case following the release of the British hostages by the Bosnian Serb army in June. The British Government will pass on any evidence of war crimes to the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.