§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the balance is between civilian and ranking officer staff responsible for advice work carried out at(a) Deepcut and (b) Catterick Barracks by (i) the regimental medical office, (ii) the Padre, (iii) the unit 417W welfare officer, (iv) the local army welfare worker and (v) the Women's Royal Voluntary Service welfare office. [86076]
Medical centre Padre Unit welfare office Army welfare service WRVS/Salvation Army1 Civilian Military Civilian Military Civilian Military Civilian Military Civilian Military Deepcut 2 0 0 1 12 0 12 23 2 0 14 Catterick 7 13 0 35 26 13 1 4 5 0 1 At Catterick. 2 Retired officer. 3 NCO. 4 Officer. 5 At present, shortly to become four. 6 Of which one is a retired officer. Note:
The information for Catterick is in respect of the Infantry Training Centre only.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many welfare agency case conferences have been held at(a) Deepcut and (h) Catterick Barracks since 1990; what venues have been used for the meetings; and on how many occasions each year the conferences have passed on concerns about bullying to the Officer Commanding. [86077]
§ Dr. MoonieGiven the number of agencies involved in the provision of welfare support, no central records of case conferences, or their venues, are maintained by either establishment. Catterick Garrison alone comprises the School of Infantry, seven other major and fifteen further minor units. Welfare meetings will vary across all units but may range from regular staff meetings to Commanding Officer's conferences. All cases of bullying which are reported to any welfare agency or the chain of command will he passed to the Commanding Officer for appropriate action.