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HANSARDSenior Civil Service and Senior Military Pay AwardsI am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay for the senior civil service and senior military. The Government received the Senior Salaries Review Body’s (SSRB) report on…22 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI understand the argument that my right hon. Friend is making, but I repeat the point that it is a long-established principle, reflected in the memorandum of understanding with…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesIf the right hon. Lady looks again at the principles that have been published today, she will see that, where there is a real risk of torture, there is a requirement that that…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesIt is clear that things did go wrong—and seriously wrong—in the aftermath of 9/11. What has happened since then is that we have given enhanced powers to the Intelligence and…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesThe problem with what the hon. Lady suggests is that, because so much of the information and documentation would have to remain secret for good security reasons, that could not…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesIt is very clearly our view that if an officer in any of the agencies or someone in the armed services is complying with the principles, they should not be at legal risk. I will…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesNo. Any judge-led inquiry would have to conduct many, if not most, of its proceedings in secret, so it could not provide the kind of assurance that the right hon. Gentleman seeks.18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI cannot see any circumstance in which a Minister of the United Kingdom would authorise action that was contrary to the law.18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI cannot speculate about what an incoming Administration might or might not do. I am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady for her welcome for the principles, but I disagree with…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI am grateful to the right hon Gentleman for his welcome, and I will ensure that we seek to be as public as possible about the five-year review. The five years should be regarded…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI am grateful for my right hon. and learned Friend’s welcome for Sir Adrian’s report and the new principles that the Government have accepted. I was expecting him to express…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his welcome for the principles. The memorandum of understanding between the Government and the ISC does make it clear that the ISC is…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI respect my right hon. Friend’s position, but I disagree with it, for the reasons that I have set out. We address harm to our national reputation by clearly being seen to admit…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesIt is, and I think we can take some pride in the fact that the arrangements that have been put in place in recent years are seen as an example elsewhere in the world.18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Government’s approach to the detention and rendition of detainees overseas. Our policy on this issue remains…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesMay I first genuinely thank the right hon. Lady for her kind words at the start of her remarks? I think it is fair to say that when we have tilted lances at each other we have…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesMy right hon. Friend has been pursuing these issues for quite a long time now. He has always been absolutely consistent in the position he has taken, and I respect that position…18 Jul 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act: Common FrameworksI am today laying before Parliament a report, “The European Union (Withdrawal) Act and Common Frameworks—26 March 2019 to 25 June 2019” as required by paragraph 4 of schedule 3 to…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDetainee Mistreatment: Judge-led InquiryAs I have said in response to earlier questions, I cannot pre-empt what will be in the Government’s statement later this week. However, I take note of my hon. Friend’s question.15 Jul 2019HANSARDDetainee Mistreatment: Judge-led InquiryIt is not just a matter of something being difficult; it is a matter of Ministers having to consider the best course of action when we are talking about the work of security and…15 Jul 2019