Mary Henry (Independent)

During the war on Iraq and the subsequent occupation the Leader has been diligent in ensuring that we debated the issue in the House at regular intervals. Will she arrange for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to come to the House for another debate as soon as possible? We have spoken about the detained prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, but there are probably 15,000 people detained in Iraq. Their families do not know where they are being detained. This reminds them all too clearly of the conditions that prevailed under Saddam Hussein. The Leader may not have time to organise this debate before the end of the session but I ask her to make sure it takes place as soon as possible after we come back.