§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information his Department keeps on the Scout movement; why the information is collected; who supplies the information to his Department; who has access to the information; and why parents were not asked for permission.
§ Mr. FreemanWhat information the Ministry has is provided by the Scout movement itself, and relates primarily to the operation of the Scout movement in north-west Europe. Here the army assists with the administration of the movement but policy, organisation,232W records and running the Scouts remain the responsibility of the movement which maintains a civilian field commissioner in Germany for this purpose.