§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff are currently assigned to the defence debriefing team; what consideration he has given to incresing the size of the defence debriefing team; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleyThere are currently some 40 individuals serving with the defence debriefing team, all of whom are military personnel. This is considered sufficient to meet the team's present task and there are no plans to increase its size, although that position is kept under review. During the course of its work the team has acquired information on alleged human rights violations and war crimes committed in Bosnia. This information has been passed to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for onward transmission to the United Nations commission of experts.