§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when and to whom in his Department Lieutenant Colonel Worsley-Tonks reported the contents of his conversation with Chris Aindow at the end of 1994 concerning events on the Glen Road on 30 September 1990; by whom it was considered; and what action was taken. [78737]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonMinistry of Defence officials have spoken to Lieutenant Colonel Worsley-Tonks, who has retired from the Army, who said that he has no recollection of the alleged conversation with Mr. Aindow. Therefore the issue of onward reporting within the MOD does not arise.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when and to whom in his Department Colonel Fletcher of the Parachute Regiment reported the contents of his conversation with Chris Aindow in January 1995 concerning events on the Glen Road on 30 September 1990; by whom it was considered; and what action was taken. [78738]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonMinistry of Defence officials have spoken to Colonel Fletcher who remembers that a conversation took place with Mr. Aindow, who was no longer a serving soldier, some four years ago. Although he cannot recall the precise details Colonel Fletcher recalls that Mr. Aindow discussed the possibility of a further court case. Colonel Fletcher advised him to tell the truth at any subsequent hearing and took no further action.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what approach his Department made to the lawyers acting for Chris Aindow requesting a copy of Chris Aindow' s affidavit describing the events on the Glen Road on 30 September 1990. [78739]
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§ Mr. Doug HendersonNo approach has been made by my Department to the lawyers of Chris Aindow for a copy of the affidavit describing the events on the Glen Road on 30 September 1990, although a reporter from theSunday Express provided the MOD Press Office with extracts from the affidavit in which Chris Aindow alleges that he spoke to two Senior Officers after his release from prison in 1994.