§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role Ministry of Defence Police officers have had in the reopened police investigation of deaths at Deepcut barracks; and how many potential witnesses were canvassed and interviewed by military personnel in the investigations into the deaths of(a) Mr. Sean Benton, (b) Cheryl James, (c) Mr. Geoff Gray and (d) Mr. James Collinson. [143128]
§ Mr. IngramIn response to a request from Surrey Police, two Ministry of Defence Police Detective Constables were seconded to the Surrey Police team for the duration of their investigation into the Deepcut deaths. During the secondment the two officers have been at all times under the full operational control of that Force. The details of the investigations are matters for the Surrey Police.