HL Deb 13 March 2002 vol 632 cc81-2WA
Lord Vivian

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Why two personnel from 2 Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, were returned to the United Kingdom for interview by the Royal Military Police after an exchange of fire in Kabul, as opposed to the Royal Military Police visiting Kabul. [HL3095]

Lord Bach

Two members of the Parachute Regiment were flown back to the UK following the shooting incident in Kabul on 16 February. This is standard practice following such an incident and was not done to allow the Royal Military Police to question the soldiers.