BRITISH RESIDENTS IN GUANTANAMO BAY

Early day motion 1586, tabled 7 February 2006 by Diane Abbott (Labour). Signed by 60 members.

That this House applauds Amnesty International's latest efforts to highlight the plight of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay including nine British residents being held without trial at the detention centre; notes that approximately 500 people of around 35 different nationalities remain held in a legal black hole, many with no access to the courts, legal counsel or family visits; is appalled at the British Government's failure to act on behalf of these long-term residents of the UK who have now been held for more than four years; believes that Guantanamo Bay has become a symbol of injustice and abuse in the US Administration's `war on terror'; and calls on the Government to demand that these prisoners be released or charged and that the detention centre be closed.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 20, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1.