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Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad

Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN HL14766, tabled on 25 March 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of the United States about Daesh fighters of British nationality being transferred to the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay.

Answered on

3 April 2019

The UK's long-standing position remains that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay should close. We continue to engage with the US Government on this issue, as we do on a range of national security issues.

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