Adam Price MP

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Written Answers Trade and Industry: Liquefied Gas Pipeline (19 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with (a) Cadw and (b) the Countryside Council for Wales in relation to the proposed Tywi Route for the liquefied gas pipeline from Milford Haven to Herefordshire.
Written Answers Defence: Army Prosecuting Authority (19 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 24 November 2005, Official Report, columns 22012W, on the Army Prosecuting Authority, (1) what the reasons were for the delay in carrying out further investigations in the case concerned; (2) if he will make a statement on the case in which investigations have now been completed.
Written Answers Defence: Compensation Claims (Kenya) (19 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many claims for compensation were lodged in Kenya against members of the UK armed services in the last two years; and what each claim was for.
Written Answers Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: EU Convergence Fund (19 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much Convergence Fund money would be allocated to West Wales and the Valleys under (a) the Luxemburg presidency's final budgetary proposals and (b) the UK presidency's budgetary proposals as presented on 5 December.
Written Answers Treasury: Barnett Formula (14 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants in his Department have worked on policy matters related to the Barnett formula in each of the last five years, broken down by grade.
Written Answers Transport: Biofuels (14 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment the Government have made of the environmental impact of the increased use of palm oil as a result of the Government's Renewable Fuel Obligation.
Written Answers Transport: US-registered Planes (14 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what dates planes registered in the US by Stevens Express Leasing have landed at domestic UK airfields in each of the last five years.
Written Answers Northern Ireland: Mr. MacEntee (14 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1630W, if he has provided Mr. MacEntee with all the information he has requested.
Written Answers Northern Ireland: Mr. MacEntee (14 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1630W, on the Barron Inquiry, whether the further information provided to Mr. MacEntee included information on (a) a white van with a UK registration plate and (b) the location of British Services personnel at the time of the bombings.
Written Answers Northern Ireland: Mr. MacEntee (14 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1630W, on the Barron inquiry, to what the further information provided to Mr. MacEntee relates.
Written Answers Health: Nurses (14 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent NHS nurses have been employed by the NHS in each year since 1997.
Written Answers Defence: Al-Jamiyat Prison (13 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Royal Military Police are investigating alleged human rights abuses at the al-Jamiyat prison.
Written Answers Defence: British Armed Forces (Fijians) (13 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Fijians serving in the British armed forces have been absent without leave in the last 12 months.
Written Answers Defence: Iraq (13 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when armed services personnel were first informed that members of the Royal Military Police had been taken hostage in Majar-al-Kabir; and what assessment was made at that time of the prospects of a successful rescue operation.
Written Answers Defence: Stevens Express Leasing (13 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what dates aircraft registered in the US by Stevens Express Leasing have landed at military UK airfields in each of the last five years.
Written Answers Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Convergence Fund (13 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the new flexibilities on timing of expenditure and the required level of match funding for the Structural Funds set out in his EU budgetary proposals on Monday 5 December would apply to Convergence Fund regions in the EU-15 in the same way as they apply to the EU-10.
Orders of the Day Armed Forces Bill (12 Dec 2005): Adam Price : It is always a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay), who can be counted on to find a royal angle in most Bills that come before uscongratulations to him on that. As has been said, this Bill is the most radical revision of military law in almost 50 years, and the Bill team and the Minister should be congratulated on introducing this ambitious set of...
Written Answers Culture Media and Sport: National Lottery (12 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on what basis moneys allocated to the Big Lottery Fund will be distributed between the nations of the United Kingdom.
Written Answers Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: US Detainees (12 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government know the identity of the detainees held by the United States and referred to in paragraph 78 of the report published in March 2005 by the Intelligence and Security Committee.
Written Answers Defence: Iraq (12 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date he first asked Sir Ronnie Flanagan to investigate policing in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
Written Answers Treasury: Enterprise Summer School (Wales) (12 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to hold an Enterprise summer school in Wales.
Written Answers Treasury: Self-invested Personal Pensions (12 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the chronology was for the development of Government policy in relation to the use of self-invested pension schemes for investment in residential property over the last five years; (2) how many (a) Treasury and (b) HM Revenue and Customs staff have worked on the new residential self-invested personal pension proposal over the last four years,...
Oral Answers to Questions HIV/AIDS: Economic Regeneration Funding (8 Dec 2005): Adam Price : In the proposals set out on Monday, the Government are offering more flexibility on the timing of expenditure and the required level of match funding in return for a 10 per cent. cut in the structural funds compared with the Luxembourg proposals Will the Minister confirm that that new flexibility will be available to convergence fund regions in the UK such as west Wales and the valleys as well...
Written Answers Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (8 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether an official in his Department has issued an apology to the Iraqi authorities in relation to the events in Basra on 19 and 20 September.
Written Answers Trade and Industry: Gas (5 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment his Department has made of the Gas Exporting Countries' Forum's long-term influence on global gas prices.
Written Answers Defence: Dundalk Bombing (1 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information has been requested from him by the Irish authorities in relation to the Dundalk bombing of 1975.
Written Answers Defence: Dundalk Bombing (1 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information has been requested from him by the Irish authorities in relation to the Dundalk bombing of 1975.
Written Answers Defence: Iraq (1 Dec 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) pursuant to the answer of 11 November, Official Report, columns 85456W, on Iraq, whether British officials have issued an apology to the Iraqi authorities with regard to any aspect of the events of 19 and 20 September in Basra; (2) pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2005, Official Report, columns 85456W, on Iraq, what...
Written Answers Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran (30 Nov 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Iran following its threat not to continue with the construction of the Iran to India gas pipeline as a result of India's recent vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Written Answers Defence: Overseas Recruitment (29 Nov 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure has been incurred in relation to overseas recruitment for the armed services in each of the last five years.
Written Answers Prime Minister: Al-Jazeera Television (28 Nov 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Prime Minister what information he received on action that the United States Administration proposed to take against the Al-Jazeera television channel.
Written Answers Defence: Skyguard Survey (28 Nov 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the results of the Skyguard survey in the Cwmifor area.
Written Answers Defence: Army Prosecuting Authority (24 Nov 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether instances of requests by the Army Prosecuting Authority for military police to conduct further investigations into cases of alleged abuse in Iraq not being carried out have been drawn to his attention.
Written Answers Defence: Armed Forces (22 Nov 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons applications from Fiji to join the armed services are on hold.
Written Answers Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran (22 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whatdiscussions he has had with the Iranian Government regarding theal-Qaeda operatives they claim are in their custody.
Written Answers Defence: British Army Training (Kenya) (21 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether agreement has beenreached with the Kenyan Government on the resumption of British Armytraining in Kenya.
Written Answers Defence: Iraq (21 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what reports he hasreceived of Mujahideen-e-Khalq offices or safe-houses being operated inBasra; (2) what reports he has received of the continued presence ofmembers or former members of the Mujahideen-e-Khalq at (a) Camp Habibnear Basra and (b) (i) Camp Homayun and (ii) Camp Mujarmi near Amarahin Iraq.
Written Answers Northern Ireland: Barron Inquiry (21 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has askedthe security services to provide the Irish Government with theinformation they are seeking as a result of the Barron Inquiry into theDublin and Monaghan bombings.
Written Answers Health: Continuing Care (21 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average timetaken was to complete a successful claim for the reimbursement ofwrongly charged continuing care in the last year for which figures areavailable; (2) what is the timetable for reviewing claims forreimbursement for individuals who have been wrongly charged forcontinuing care; (3) how many primary health trusts in England...
Written Answers Defence: Armed Forces (17 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 2November 2005, Official Report, column 1067W, how many foreignnationals are serving in the armed forces, broken down by country oforigin.
Written Answers Defence: Armed Forces (17 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of armedservice personnel in 200203 were (a) Irish citizens and (b) foreignnationals.
Written Answers Home Department: Prison Service (17 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make astatement on individuals employed by the Prison Service who wish tocontinue working beyond the age of 60.
Written Answers Trade and Industry: Gas Supplies (16 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether theGovernment continue to regard Iran as a potential supplier of gas tothe United Kingdom.
Oral Answers to Questions Defence: Iraq (14 Nov 2005): Adam Price :The Government are aware of serious human rights abuses by the Iraqipolice service, including two deaths in custody in the al-Jamiyatprison in Basra. What are the implications of those incidents and thereluctance of the Iraqi authorities to investigate them on thepotential timetable for handover?
Written Answers Defence: Iraq (14 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has receivedevidence of involvement by the Mujaheddin for Islamic Revolution inIraq in the death of British service personnel.
Written Answers Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran (14 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs fromwhich organisations the Government have received intelligence reportson the situation in Iran.
Written Answers Defence: Iraq (11 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate (a) he hasmade and (b) the Iraqi authorities have made of the number of civiliancasualties during the events of 19 September 2005 in Basra; (2) whetherhe has requested the return of the (a) car and (b) equipment seized atthe time of the arrest of the two military intelligence officers on 19September 2005 in Basra; (3) whether...
Oral Answers to Questions Treasury: Self-invested Personal Pensions (10 Nov 2005): Adam Price :In drawing up the proposals originally, it is unlikely that theGovernment intended to help fund second homes at the expense of othertaxpayers or the Exchequer. As part of the Minister's willingness toact, does he reserve the right to exclude second homes from theproposals?
Milk Prices (9 Nov 2005): Adam Price :The hon. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Mr. Williams) made anexcellent point about goods inflation in the UK, which is currentlyrunning at 0 per cent. for milk. All the cost increases are beingpassed to the suppliersthey are not being borne by the consumersandthat is one of the problems.
Modernising Logistics Provision (8 Nov 2005): Adam Price :The Minister will understand that today's statement is a bitter blow topeople in the communities represented by the hon. Member for Vale ofGlamorgan (John Smith). In respect of the sale of the VC10 business,how will he get right the balance between maximising the return onpublic investment and securing the work force's long-term future? Willpotential purchasers have to give guarantees...
Oral Answers to Questions Transport: Overcrowded Trains (8 Nov 2005): Adam Price :Alongside short-term measures to reduce overcrowding, will thelong-term investment review to which the Secretary of State referredconsider measures to improve future services between Wales and England?
Written Answers Defence: Iraq (3 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of armedforces personnel who have served in Iraq were (a) Welsh, (b) Scottishand (c) English.
Oral Answers to Questions Cafcass: Police Forces (Reorganisation) (2 Nov 2005): Adam Price : Where will the final decision on this contentious and potentially damaging force merger be madeWales or Whitehall?
Oral Answers to Questions - Cafcass: Police Forces (Reorganisation) (2 Nov 2005): Adam Price : Where will the final decision on this contentious and potentially damaging force merger be madeWales or Whitehall?
Written Answers - Transport: Railways (2 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has madeof First Great Western's proposals to reduce train journey times fromLondon to Swansea to two hours.
Written Answers - Defence: Armed Forces Deployment (2 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of armedforces personnel serving in Iraq are (a) Welsh, (b) English, (c)Scottish, (d) Irish and (e) foreign nationals.
Written Answers - Defence: Armed Forces Deployment (2 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of (a) theBritish armed forces and (b) British armed forces who have served inIraq are (i) Irish and (ii) foreign nationals.
Written Answers - Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (1 Nov 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ifhe will list opinion surveys of the Iraqi people conducted with UnitedKingdom financial support in the last 12 months.
Written Answers - Defence: Iraq (31 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he hasmade of whether the armour-piercing improvised explosive devices beingused against British forces in south-eastern Iraq originated (a)through Hizbullah and (b) in Iran; (2) whether he has received credibleevidence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard involvement in the insurgencyin south-eastern Iraq.
Written Answers - Defence: Discharge Statistics (27 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel(a) opted for an early discharge from duties, (b) opted againstextending their service and (c) have been medically discharged in thelast 12 months.
Written Answers - Defence: Iraq (27 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether commanding officersin Iraq have been given authority to enter Iran in order to close offsuspected arms supply routes.
Written Answers - Defence: Army Prosecuting Authority (25 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many investigations ofalleged ill-treatment by service personnel in Iraq have beendiscontinued at a commanding officer's request before the ArmyProsecuting Authority has had an opportunity to consider them.
Written Answers - International Development: West Papua (24 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whatassessment he has made of illegal logging and mining activity in WestPapua.
Orders of the Day - Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill (21 Oct 2005): Adam Price :At the core of this debate is public trust in the democratic process.What does the right hon. Gentleman believe the public reaction will beto what we have just seen: the Bill being killed off by a back-doorparliamentary tactic by the Government?
Written Answers - Defence: Iraq (21 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the review of abuseinvestigations in Iraq announced earlier this year by General Sir MikeJackson has been completed; and whether a date has been set for itspublication.
Written Answers - Defence: Iraq (20 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 27June 2005, Official Report, columns 120405W, on Iraq, whether theBritish deputy senior judge advocate in Iraq told his British superiorsabout the Red Cross report he summarised.
Council Tax Revaluation (19 Oct 2005): Adam Price :The hon. Gentleman has raised an important point. It is a fact that theWelsh Assembly policy of rebanding and revaluation dates from a policyannouncement of March 2002 by the Liberal Democrat and LabourAdministration.
Written Answers - Treasury: Stamp Duty (17 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement onthe difficulties experienced by solicitors and homeowners with thescanning of stamp duty land tax forms at Her Majesty's Revenue andCustoms.
Written Answers - Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: West Papua (17 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whatassessment he has made of human rights abuses in West Papua.
Written Answers - Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: West Papua (14 Oct 2005): Adam Price :To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whatassessment he has made of recent Indonesian troop movements andmilitary deployment in West Papua.
Orders of the Day - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (13 Oct 2005): Adam Price :I question the Minister specifically on the Uzbek organisation thatappears in the list. According to the right hon. Lady's own note, ithas as its principal aim the holding of elections in Uzbekistan. Itdoes not organise or recruit in the United Kingdom. It was involved inthe Andijan uprising in May, which left hundreds of civilians dead.They were killed not by the Islamic Jihad Union but...
Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury: Self-invested Pension Plans (13 Oct 2005): Adam Price :The Minister said that the Government have set out their policy, but inthe last few weeks Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has had towithdraw its guidance note on the personal use of holiday homes andadmit that it had got it wrong. The Government are in a muddle on thisissue, which will cost the taxpayer billions and will send propertyprices soaring beyond the reach of first-time buyers.
Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: National Assembly (List Members) (20 Jul 2005): Adam Price : As we all know, politics—[Hon. Members: "Apologise."] May I speak? Politics is a much-maligned profession, and it is usually other politicians who do the maligning. May I suggest to the Secretary of State that his constant disparaging remarks about Assembly Members will make it difficult for us to encourage people of calibre of all parties to put their names forward for the next Assembly...
Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Miners' Compensation (20 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 11 July to Question reference 9089, which Ministers agreed that the Department would negotiate the strategy with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and Vendside; on what dates; what reports Ministers received on the progress of negotiations; and on what dates Ministers agreed to the terms of the final outcome of...
Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Miners' Pensions (20 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the European Directive on Investment on the Department's role in relation to the (a) Miners' Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Miners' Pensions (20 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the current value of the Investment Reserve Fund in the (a) Miners' Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme is.
Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (19 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which document Colonel Terrington saw in December 2003 to which the Minister of State referred in his letter to the hon. Member for Camarthen, East and Dinefwr of 31 January.
Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (19 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence he has received of human rights abuses by members of the Iraqi security services.
Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (18 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons arrested in Iraq by UK forces have been transferred to the custody of the United States.
Written Answers — Defence: Tritium (18 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has made (a) an estimate of the current rate of depletion of the stock of tritium held by the Government for military purposes, (b) an estimate of the total amount of the tritium currently held and (c) an assessment of when these stocks will need to be replenished with new sources of tritium if the UK's current nuclear capability...
Written Answers — Treasury: PFI Initiatives (18 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2005 to question reference 11365, if he will list the private finance initiative schemes undertaken since 1997 which have been classed as on the public sector balance sheet.
Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Correspondence (18 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr of 15 June on ministerial circulation of legal advisers' briefings.
Orders of the Day — Consumer Credit Bill: Clause 48 — Entry to premises under warrant (14 Jul 2005): Adam Price : I pay tribute to the Under-Secretary, who, unless there is another election in the next few months, is the first Minister for 30 years to get a consumer credit measure on the statute book. Clearly, it fulfils an important need. Having said that, there will be missed opportunities in any Bill—the Minister probably expected me to say that; he could probably write my speech and I could...
Orders of the Day — Consumer Credit Bill: Clause 19 — Unfair relationships between creditors and debtors (14 Jul 2005): Adam Price : I had not intended to speak on this clause, but I was prompted by the comments of the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb). A fundamental principle is at stake as to who makes law. If the Minister will forgive me, there is a circularity in his argument that we do not want to bind the hands of judges. Actually, judges want precisely such clarity from legislators—they do not want...
Business of the House (14 Jul 2005): Adam Price : If we cannot have a debate in Government time on party funding, could we have a debate on Government-sponsored tax avoidance by prominent Labour party donors? Can it be morally acceptable that the richest man in Britain, and the third richest man in the world, pays no tax whatsoever in the UK, or is that £2 million money well spent?
NHS (Wales) (12 Jul 2005): Adam Price : In the 2001 general election manifesto, Labour promised to build 10 new hospitals in Wales by 2010. How much closer are we to that target?
Written Answers — Prime Minister: Iraq (11 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his oral answer of 29 June 2005, Official Report, column 1288, what evidential basis there was for Sir Richard Dearlove's assessment of United States administration policy contained in the memorandum.
Written Answers — Treasury: Health Expenditure (11 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the figures for capital expenditure on health in the nations and regions included in the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis include those amounts invested through the private finance initiative.
Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Miners' Compensation Scheme (11 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what role Ministers had in the decision to allow the Union of Democratic Mineworkers to process compensation claims directly under the coal health schemes.
Orders of the Day — Finance Bill: New Clause 7 — Road Fuel Regulator (6 Jul 2005): Adam Price : The Financial Secretary says that those people have taken a constructive approach, but Richard Turner, the chief executive of the FTA, was quoted this morning as saying that the Government's decision was reprehensible and broke faith with what the industry had been told over the past five years.
Written Answers — Defence: Detainees (Treatment) (5 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 6 June 2005, Official Report, column 244W, on detainees (treatment), whether (a) detainees, (b) security internees and (c) enemy prisoners of war transferred by British forces to the United States military have been subject to the unlawful use of sensory deprivation techniques during interrogation.
Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (5 Jul 2005): Adam Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 27 June 2005, Official Report, columns 1204–05W, on Iraq, whether the British Deputy Senior Judge Advocate in Iraq had been informed of potential abuses and misconduct in violation of the Geneva conventions at Abu Ghraib prior to the announcement of the United States criminal investigation in January 2004.