§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement regarding the alleged implication of an adult instructor of the Army Cadet Force with Column 88.
§ Mr. William RodgersI am satisfied that the continued service of the instructor concerned would not be in the interests of the Army Cadet Force, and accordingly his appointment has been terminated. Selection procedures for applicants wishing to serve as adult instructors in the 231W ACF have been tightened up, and similar measures have been or are being considered for the other cadet forces. Investigations have been carried out into allegations naming other individuals as members of both Column 88 and the ACF or the TAVR. These have produced no evidence of any further case involving the ACF, but action is in hand with a view to discharging a serving private soldier of the TAVR, who is one of the individuals named.