Binyam Mohamed

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:34 pm on 10 February 2010.

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Photo of David Miliband David Miliband Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 12:34, 10 February 2010

My hon. Friend rightly says that we have responsibilities not only in respect of the conduct of our own officials, but if we come to know that torture, or cruel or inhuman treatment, is being undertaken by others with whom we work. We have a responsibility to act when we have that information and we should do so. A criminal case is being studied at the moment to see whether the actions taken were in accord with the principles that he and I share, as does the whole House. That is how the system should work and that is how it is working. For all the proper talk of lessons, I should also say that significant changes have been made since 2002 in the way in which guidance is offered to all officers, in the way in which they are trained and in the way in which the system is patrolled and policed, and that is the right approach.