§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked the Secretary of State for Defence:
What further progress has been made on the Independent Review of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe)The independent review has been concluded and a copy of Mr. Dart's report has been made available in the Library of the House. We will now carefully consider Mr. Dart's recommendations with a view to formulating an implementation plan in the near future. Mr. Dart's stated aim was to ensure that NAAFI continue to provide a first-class service to our armed forces and the framework he provides in his report should ensure that NAAFI has every opportunity to do so.