HC Deb 22 November 1991 vol 199 c352W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 19 November,Official Report, column 425, if full reports of boards of inquiries are made available to bereaved families on request after the deaths of service personnel.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

No. Next of kin are, however, provided—on request—with an accurate and objective summary of the report of the service inquiry.

Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answers of 19 November,Official Report, column 425, about deaths of service personnel, in what form the information requested is available; and if he will publish it in the Official Report.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

It is not always the case that families request details of the deaths of service personnel, but in all cases in which they do, details, in the form of a specially prepared statement, are given. Records of all cases are not held centrally.