§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Portsmouth, South (Mr. Hancock) of 16 October 2003,Official Report, column 322W, what the mechanisms are for checking that UK military units are not implicated in human rights violations, internal repression or collusion with paramilitary organisations. [136306]
§ Mr. IngramThe Government use the best information available at the time to assure themselves that Colombian military units benefiting from United 47W Kingdom assistance are not engaged in activities that violate human rights, in internal repression or in collusion with paramilitary organisations.