HC Deb 08 November 1999 vol 337 cc405-6W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution the armed forces made to the Patten Commission on policing in Northern Ireland. [97558]

Mr. Spellar

The Patten Commission on Policing received a briefing on the role of the Armed Forces in Northern Ireland and the support they provide to the Royal Ulster Constabulary on 2 October 1998.