§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2003,Official Report, column 704W, on Deepcut and Catterick Barracks, with reference to the conclusion of the investigations by Surrey police, if he will order an independent inquiry into the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch; and if he will make a statement. [163146]
§ Mr. IngramThe Surrey police, who retained primacy for investigating the deaths at Deepcut Barracks, have made no recommendation to the effect that an independent inquiry into the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch should be undertaken, and the Ministry of Defence has no plans to order one.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the external recommendations made by Brigadier Evans in his 1995 review of the Phase 2 training system at Deepcut barracks; how many of these recommendations were accepted; and what action was taken as a result; [162270]
(2) if he will list the internal recommendations made by Brigadier Evans in his 1995 review of the Phase 2 training system at Deepcut barracks; how many of these 945W recommendations were accepted; what action was taken as a result; and what assessment was made of the applicability of these measures to other barracks. [162269]
§ Mr. IngramBrigadier Evans'Review of the Phase 2 Training System within Deepcut made 30 detailed recommendations not all of which were accepted or adopted. I will write to my hon. Friend in more detail and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.