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Defence in the UK

The hon. Gentleman must believe in his conspiracy theories if that is what he wishes to do, but he knows, as he has been told by me, by my predecessor from the Dispatch Box and by others as well, that we are not the owners of that document. It is not a matter for the armed forces to release the results of police investigations. He must take the matter up with the relevant authorities. I have no ability to tell the police what to do, and no desire to do so. He can keep on raising the issue in defence debates and keep on suggesting that in some way the Army or the MOD is responsible for the report not being released, but that is not true. I think he knows that, in his heart of hearts.