The US government should urgently release details about the treatment of a British resident who alleges he was tortured, a senior Labour MP has said.
The foreign secretary has declined requests to urge the US to publish documents about the alleged torture of freed detainee Binyam Mohamed.
Mike Gapes, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, said America must reveal information about former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed.
David Miliband told MPs while he had "no objection" to publication it was up to the US to release any evidence.
Shadow foreign secretary William Hague had called for transparency, saying the UK could not be seen condoning torture.
Mr Mohamed, who arrived back in the UK on Monday, says he was tortured by US agents who suspected him of terrorism.
Mr Mohamed, who arrived back in the UK on Monday, says he was tortured by US agents who suspected him of terrorism.
His legal team said he was now resting at a house in the countryside.
Mr Hague asked the foreign secretary: "The importance of this case is that this country must be clear that we do not condone or connive in the torture of suspects.
Mr Mohamed, 30, flew to Britain after being released from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba where he had spent more than four years.
"Does that not suggest that we should be as transparent as possible in all the circumstances?"
The US authorities had accused him of involvement in a plot to detonate a "dirty bomb" on American soil, but the charges were dropped last October.
But Mr Miliband said, while there was nothing in the documents that Britain wanted to be kept secret, "it was up to the US to go through each of those documents and decide whether or not to release them".
Ethiopian-born Mr Mohamed claims he was tortured into falsely confessing to terrorism and alleges UK MI5 officers were complicit in his abuse.
Earlier, a senior Labour MP called on the US authorities to "urgently" release details on Mr Mohamed, who says the British secret services were complicit in his abuse.
Mike Gapes, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, told the BBC that there should be greater openness about Mr Mohamed's case to prevent long-term damage to the government and in particular, the reputation of the foreign secretary.
'Leaked out'
Mr Gapes told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the British government should be congratulated for working to secure Mr Mohamed's release.
But he said there must now be greater openness about his case to prevent long-term damage to the government and in particular, the reputation of the Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
Mr Miliband has been accused by two senior judges of bowing to pressure from the US government to keep details of Mr Mohamed's treatment secret.
Mr Miliband has been accused by two senior judges of bowing to pressure from the US government to keep details of Mr Mohamed's treatment secret.
"I think the solution here is that the US authorities release that information," Mr Gapes said.
"I think the solution here is that the US authorities release that information," Mr Gapes said.
"I think it is in the public interest... and this information will probably be leaked out at some point or another anyway.
UK attorney general Baroness Scotland is also facing criticism for the length of time she is taking to decide whether to order a criminal investigation into Mr Mohamed's allegations about official British involvement in his torture.
"I think it's more damaging if this issue drags on - drip, drip, drip, drip, drip.
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said: "She [Baroness Scotland] has access to the finest legal brains in Britain, including her own.
"Let's get it into the open, let's also get the attorney general's report very quickly on whether or not there is a case for legal action against someone working for the British authorities."
"To take four months to make a decision of this kind is a very long time. I think we need a decision now."
Mr Gapes said Mr Mohamed had made some "very serious allegations" about torture - and UK's role in it - which must be investigated.
On Tuesday Mr Miliband released a statement repeating that the UK government "abhors torture and does not order or condone it", and that it had raised with the US allegations of mistreatment made by UK detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.
The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera said while it was clear that the High Court judges did believe Mr Mohamed had suffered some mistreatment, at the same time it was difficult to get to the truth because of the secrecy involved in intelligence sharing between Britain and the US.Mr Mohamed arrived back at RAF Northolt in London on Monday
"This, if it's true, is a very serious stain upon the position that consistently the government has been taking, both publicly and privately, that we do not collaborate or carry out or practice torture."
Foreign Secretary David Miliband issued a written statement on the case to the Commons on Tuesday, saying that any decision on the disclosure of further details lay with the US authorities.
"The government abhors torture and does not order or condone it," he said.
"We have raised with the US allegations of mistreatment put to us by UK nationals or residents currently or formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay, including Mr Mohamed."
Kat O'Shea, from legal charity Reprieve which represented Mr Mohamed, told the BBC News website he was still weak from a hunger strike earlier this year and was recovering at a house in the countryside.
Seven years
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, criticised the length of time the attorney general was taking to reach a decision about the case.
"She has access to the finest legal brains in Britain, including her own, and to take four months to make a decision of this kind is a very long time," he said. "I think we need a decision now."
The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera said it was clear that the High Court judges did believe Mr Mohamed had suffered some mistreatment, but it was difficult to get to the truth because of the secrecy involved in intelligence sharing between Britain and the US.Mr Mohamed arrived back at RAF Northolt in London on Monday
But our correspondent said court judgements did show there had been a transfer of information from the UK to America concerning Mr Mohamed's case.
But our correspondent said court judgements did show there had been a transfer of information from the UK to America concerning Mr Mohamed's case.
Mr Mohamed was released on Monday afternoon after he landed at RAF Northolt in London and underwent questioning by police.
Meanwhile Mr Mohamed, 30, is recovering from his seven years of detention - four of them spent at Guantanamo Bay - at a secret address in the countryside.
He was held in captivity for a total of seven years - four of them in Guantanamo - after being arrested in Pakistan in 2002. He had lived in the UK from the age of 15.
His sister Zuhra told the BBC that his weight had dropped from a "normal" 12 stones to 8st 10lb, but he was otherwise in good health, mentally and physically.
Mr Miliband said Mr Mohamed's immigration status was being reviewed and allowing him to return to Britain did not constitute a commitment to giving him permanent residence status.
"He is happy, and glad to be out. He is just looking around. He is doing good and he can't believe he is free," she said.
The foreign secretary also reiterated Britain's request for another former UK resident, Shaker Aamer, to be released from Guantanamo.
Ethiopian-born Mr Mohamed's immigration status is being reviewed, but the authorities have stressed that allowing him to return to Britain does not confer on him permanent residency rights.
