§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers of 9 Signals Regiment have been discharged since 3 February 1984.
§ Mr. LeeAccording to our records, of those officers serving in 9 Signals Regiment on or after 3 February 1984 five have left the service since that date, two at their own request and three on completion of their short service commission.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers of 9 Signals Regiment have been subjected to interrogation since 3 February 1984.
§ Mr. LeeSome 15 officers provided statements of evidence as part of the investigation into the alleged breaches of security at 9 Signals Regiment. A large number were interviewed but not required to provide such statements, and it would not now be possible to establish this figure precisely without disproportionate cost and effort.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many of the 300 service men who have provided statements of evidence as part of the investigation into alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act at 9 Signals Regiment have been discharged since 3 February 1984;
(2) how many of the 300 service men who have provided statements of evidence as part of the investigation into the alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act at 9 Signals Regiment (a) are awaiting discharge, (b) have been discharged and (c) have been discharged prematurely or are to be discharged prematurely.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many senior non-commissioned officers of 9 Signals Regiment have been subjected to interrogation since 3 February 1984.
§ Mr. LeeNinety seven senior non-commissioned officers provided statements of evidence as part of the investigation into the alleged breaches of security at 9 Signal Regiment. A large number were interviewed but 525W not required to provide such statements, and it would not now be possible to establish this figure precisely without disproportionate cost and effort.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the 83 service men prematurely discharged from 9 Signals Regiment have been subjected to interrogation since 3 January 1984.