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Guantanamo Bay

Asked by Chris LawScottish National PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 23 October 2025UIN 76597

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the US Government on closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

That is a matter for the US and the nations of those detained at the facility, which does not include the UK.

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