§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Select Committee recommendations have been made about, and how many accepted, by his Department since June 1987.
§ Mr. YoungerSince June 1987, the House of Commons Defence Committee has published the following reports, copies of which are available in the Library of the House:
Session 1987–88
- First ReportߞEthnic Monitoring and the Armed Forces (HC 391)
- Second Report—Business Appointments (HC 392)
- Third Report—The Progress of the Trident Programme (HC 422)
- Fourth Report—The Defence Requirement for Merchant Shipping and Civil Aircraft (HC 476)
- Fifth Report—The Procurement of Major Defence Equipment (HC 431)
- Sixth Report—The Future Size and Role of the Royal Navy's Surface Fleet (HC 309)
- Seventh Report—Statement on the Defence Estimates 1988 (HC 495)
- Eighth Report—British Forces in Belize (HC 624) Ninth Report-Business Appointments (HC 622)
Session 1988–89
First Report—The Future of the Brigade of Gurkhas (HC 68)
The following Government Responses have been published in the form of a Command Paper:
- CM 585 (responding to HC 392 and HC 622)
- CM 501 (responding to HC 431)
- CM 443 (responding to HC 309)
Copies of these are available in the Library of the House.
The Government are still considering their response to the Committee's first report (Session 1988–89) on the future of the Brigade of Gurkhas. In all other cases, where a Government response has been required, this has been made direct to the chairman of the House of Commons Defence Committee. The Committee has published the Government's responses in the following cases:
Session 1987–88
- Second Special Report—Government reply to the First Report dated 6th July 1988 (HC 584)
- Third Special Report—Government reply to the Third and Fourth Reports dated 26th October 1988 (HC 674).