§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What proposals they have concerning the most appropriate method for determining the status of those arrested by the United States authorities in Afghanistan following recent battles, and in particular that of British citizens or former residents, now in custody. [HL2608]
§ The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)Whether any individual is a prisoner of war depends on the facts of each individual case. It is for the detaining power in the first instance to take a view. We do not know all the facts and therefore cannot form a view about individual cases.