JAMIL EL-BANNA AND BRITISH RESIDENTS IN GUANTANAMO BAY

Early day motion 482, tabled 12 December 2006 by Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 40 members.

That this House deplores the continued unlawful internment of Brent resident Jamil el-Banna and at least nine other British residents in Guantanamo Bay; notes that these men have been denied access to a free or fair trial and considers this to be in breach of every fundamental and internationally recognised legal principle; joins the European Parliament in condemning the Government's complicity in the kidnapping, detainment and extraordinary rendition of British residents and subsequent refusal to offer consular assistance; urges the Government to accept their responsibility and moral duty towards Jamil el-Banna whose wife resides in Brent and who has British born children; regrets that until detainees are either tried in a court of law or released the camp will continue to do significant damage to the United States wider foreign relations; believes that the Government should be stronger in its condemnation of the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp; and calls on the Government to intensify efforts to secure the camp's closure and the speedy and safe return of British residents such as Jamil el-Banna.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 23, Labour 14, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.