Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Garden (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 25 April 2007.

Armed Forces: Equipment

Question: My Lords, we on these Benches join in offering our condolences to the families of the three servicemen. Presumably, the Fulton inquiry into the hostage-taking by Iran, which is considering equipment, will be able to give some insights into the Question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Sharples. Yesterday’s Statement did not provide a full set of terms of reference; it described what was going to be looked into. I regret that, but I gather that no more details are to be made available. Can the noble Lord tell us what will be the composition of Lieutenant-General Fulton’s inquiry, just as the Government tell us about the media inquiry? Can he also tell us what progress he is making with forming a group from your Lordships’ House to look at the results of the inquiry in full?

Answer: My Lords, on the composition of Lieutenant-General Fulton’s inquiry, I am happy to write to the noble Lord and place a copy of theletter in the Library. On the review by this Houseof the outcome of the inquiry, I would welcome feedback from opposition spokesmen on what they want the composition to be. I am open to suggestionsfrom noble Lords on what they think would bethe appropriate composition of that team in the circumstances.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 691 c661
Session: 2006-07
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 07/1405
Thursday, 7 June 2007
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Defence equipment Protection
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