Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Thursday, 7 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 December 2000. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Thursday, 21 December 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the dates since 1974 on which soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment have died during training exercises indicating (a) where the death took place, (b) at which barracks those officers were stationed in Northern Ireland, (c) whether the soldiers had, during their military career, been seconded for special duties or on assignment to other regiments and (d) who was responsible for the investigation of the cause of death and what were their findings. - Inc ref to 354 c14W, 17 July 2000.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates since 1974 on which soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment have died during training exercises indicating (a) where the death took place, (b) at which barracks those officers were stationed in Northern Ireland, (c) whether the soldiers had, during their military career, been seconded for special duties or on assignment to other regiments and (d) who was responsible for the investigation of the cause of death and what were their findings. [142334] Mr. Spellar: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 17 July 2000, Official Report, column 14W. Since my reply of 17 July, the Training Accident Investigation Team based in Netheravon has completed its investigation into the incident and have forwarded their evidence to the Forensic Science Service for further analysis. Their findings will be passed to the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police, who will issue the final report into the incident.

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