§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 18 January,Official Report, column 548, on how many occasions in each of the past five years the civilian police have requested access to the records of service personnel; and on how many occasions this access has been denied.
§ Mr. SoamesMy Department does not maintain a central record of the number of requests from the civilian police for access to the records of service personnel.