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Deepcut Barracks

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I think that the whole House will understand that, for resource reasons, the Government are not in a position to give a detailed response to many of the 34 detailed recommendations of the Blake report. It will also understand his view that the issue of an independent source of inquiry to a commissioner would be debated at the time when legislation might be possible. But is there any reason why a government cannot give their considered view now on the issue of principle? It seems that the internal mechanisms to which the Minister referred have not been sufficient. We need some indication of the Government’s thinking before legislation is brought forward.