HC Deb 12 May 1988 vol 133 cc231-2W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To 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. Freeman

What 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, records and running the Scouts remain the responsibility of the movement which maintains a civilian field commissioner in Germany for this purpose.

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