§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when Sir John Blelloch's inquiry report was received by his Department.
§ Mr. HanleyThe report was received by officials on 1 July 1994.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when a copy of the report of Sir John Blelloch was sent to his Department's Police Federation for consultation purposes;
(2) if he will list those to whom the report of Sir John Blelloch has been circulated for consultation purposes since its receipt by his Department.
§ Mr. HanleySir John Blelloch's report has been circulated widely both within my Department and within other interested Government Departments. Copies have also been sent to the Association of Chief Police Officers, to staff associations representing the MOD police including the Defence Police Federation and to trades unions representing the MOD guard service. These were provided on 14 July. Copies have also been placed in the Library of the House. Consultation on specific proposals will be undertaken in due course in the normal way.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if it is his intention in relation to the consultation timescale and procedure for the report and recommendations of Sir John Blelloch, to follow the practice of the Home Secretary in consulting on the report of Sir Patrick Sheehy in respect of allowing the Police Federation to be consulted fully prior to decisions being taken at ministerial level;
(2) if he will publish the report and recommendation of Sir John Blelloch into the future of his Department's police.
§ Mr. HanleyI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester (Mr. Brandreth) on 14 July,Official Report, columns 760–61.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what requests have been received from his
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(a) Hospital and Community Medical Staff; by health board: at 30 September Number 1990 1991 1992 1993 Scotland 7,302 7,312 7,475 7,441 Argyll and Clyde 434 424 436 463 Ayrshire and Arran 340 347 368 384 Borders 95 95 100 106 Dumfries and Galloway 179 185 191 193 Fife 281 314 320 312 Forth Valley 284 289 297 277 Grampian 739 756 769 759 Greater Glasgow 2,087 2,035 2,064 1,984 Highland 254 256 258 250 Lanarkshire 483 487 514 500 Lothian 1,349 1,318 1,349 1,396 Orkney 17 17 17 17 Shetland 15 17 15 20 Tayside 649 669 665 694 Western Isles 18 17 24 24 CSA 78 81 81 78 State Hospital, Carstairs — 5 7 9 Department's Police Federation about advancing the consultative procedure in respect of the contents of the report and recommendations of Sir John Blelloch.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Defence Police Federation wrote to the Department on 4 July 1994 requesting an early copy of the report by Sir John Blelloch. It was provided with a copy of Sir John's report on 14 July 1994.