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Written question asked by Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Monday, 2 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 March 2015. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Patrick Finucane Review

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information made available to Desmond de Silva QC for his report on the Patrick Finucane Review included information on Brian Nelson's discharge from the army and his subsequent recruitment and deployment as an army intelligence agent.

Answer

Sir Desmond de Silva was provided with all available information relating to Brian Nelson's recruitment and deployment as an army intelligence agent. He did not seek information from the Government relating to Nelson's earlier discharge from the Army.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225818
Session
2014-15
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Intelligence services Northern Ireland Terrorism Patrick Finucane Review Nelson, Brian
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk