APPG on Extraordinary Rendition

Andrew Tyrie writes to Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw in response to his Written Answer to Jo Swinson, about the APPG's legislative proposals.

Andrew Tyrie writes to Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw questioning his position on circuit flights and asking why it is considered "impractical" to ask the US about circuit rendition flights through UK airspace.

The APPG wrote to Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw on 5 November 2009, about proposals to tighten the criminal law with respect to extraordinary rendition.  It received a reply dated 14 December 2009.

The APPG sent a copy of its proposals to change the law on extraordinary rendition to the Justice Secretary, the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary and the Attorney General, asking them to provide legislative time for the proposals or to give reasons for not doing so.  The proposals themselves have been published as 'Extraordinary Rendition: Closing the Gap' and an electronic version can be found on this website.

Members of the APPG, Ed Davey, Amnesty and Reprieve wrote to President Barack Obama, urging him to publish information on the treatment of Binyam Mohamed, that the High Court redacted in its judgment of 4 February 2009.