To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the recent discovery that facilities on Diego Garcia had been used for the rendition of two individuals was preceded by a specific request by the UK to the US authorities to review their records in this respect. (189527)

As set out in my statement to the House on 21 February 2008, Official Report, columns 547-48, new information was passed to UK officials by the US regarding rendition flights through Diego Garcia on 15 February. This was not preceded by a specific UK request to the US authorities to review their records in this respect. However, it follows regular dialogue on these issues, including assurances provided by the US in September 2007 at annual political-military talks in relation to the US Naval Support Facility at Diego Garcia.