§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons Group Captain Lagle's request for redress of grievance was rejected; and what factors underlay the length of time taken to reach this decision. [32268]
§ Mr. SpellarI assume that the question refers to Group Captain Ingle. It would not have been possible to grant Group Captain Ingle's request for consideration of redress without a waiver of the normal time limits. A waiver was not given because his concerns had been addressed by the review of POW pay deductions, the results of which were notified to the House on 24 July 1997,Official Report, column 722. The decision on the waiver was not taken until this review was completed.