(2) if he will make a statement on the case in which investigations have now been completed.

(2) if he will make a statement on the case in which investigations have now been completed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 24 November 2005, Official Report, columns 2201–2W, on the Army Prosecuting Authority, (1) what the reasons were for the delay in carrying out further investigations in the case concerned;

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 24 November 2005, Official Report, columns 2201–2W, on the Army Prosecuting Authority, (1) what the reasons were for the delay in carrying out further investigations in the case concerned;

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, columns 21–30, on courts martial, what the cost was of (a) the investigation and (b) the court martial proceedings in relation to the serving or former members of the Parachute Regiment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, columns 21–30, on courts martial, what the cost was of (a) the investigation and (b) the court martial proceedings in relation to the serving or former members of the Parachute Regiment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the investigation into the deaths of the six Royal Military Police who were killed at Al Majarr Al Kabir in Iraq on 24 June 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the investigation into the deaths of the six Royal Military Police who were killed at Al Majarr Al Kabir in Iraq on 24 June 2003.

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 7 November, my colleague Lord Drayson, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement told the other place that he would report on the lessons learnt...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 7 November, my colleague Lord Drayson, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement told the other place that he would report on the lessons learnt...

On 7 November, my colleague Lord Drayson, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement, told the other place that he would report on the lessons learned following the ““not guilty”” verdict in the case of 7 members and former members of the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute...

On 7 November, my colleague Lord Drayson, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement, told the other place that he would report on the lessons learned following the ““not guilty”” verdict in the case of 7 members and former members of the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute...

To ask the Solicitor-General if the Serious Fraud Office will investigate the allegations concerning British companies contained in the Volcker report into the UN Oil-for-Food operation in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Solicitor-General if the Serious Fraud Office will investigate the allegations concerning British companies contained in the Volcker report into the UN Oil-for-Food operation in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, on succeeding in gaining a debate on this important subject. It is also a great pleasure to follow the noble and gallant Lords, Lord   Boyce and Lord Guthrie, in speaking today in my maiden speech, as I worked with them for several...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, on succeeding in gaining a debate on this important subject. It is also a great pleasure to follow the noble and gallant Lords, Lord   Boyce and Lord Guthrie, in speaking today in my maiden speech, as I worked with them for several...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Campbell of Alloway on introducing this   important debate and remind the House of my peripheral interest. It seems that nearly all the meat on this skeleton has been comprehensively shotblasted off by noble and gallant Lords and other noble Lords, who have far...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Campbell of Alloway on introducing this   important debate and remind the House of my peripheral interest. It seems that nearly all the meat on this skeleton has been comprehensively shotblasted off by noble and gallant Lords and other noble Lords, who have far...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, in particular the noble and gallant Lords, without whose contribution the perspective could not have been put. The noble Lord, Lord Drayson, gave an inkling of an understanding, when he said that the Government had learnt a lesson. Fair enough,...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, in particular the noble and gallant Lords, without whose contribution the perspective could not have been put. The noble Lord, Lord Drayson, gave an inkling of an understanding, when he said that the Government had learnt a lesson. Fair enough,...

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the case for upholding the integrity and legal authority of the armed forces chain of command. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the case for upholding the integrity and legal authority of the armed forces chain of command. Motion withdrawn.

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for introducing this   important debate. I wish to address a wider point covered by his Motion, leaving other noble Lords to concentrate on the more immediate concerns of us all. The 1998 Strategic Defence Review acknowledged that the system of...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for introducing this   important debate. I wish to address a wider point covered by his Motion, leaving other noble Lords to concentrate on the more immediate concerns of us all. The 1998 Strategic Defence Review acknowledged that the system of...

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to and thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for raising the matter and allowing me to participate in the debate. It enables me to bring to the House the case of Colonel Jorge Mendonca, who is the colonel of the Queen’s Lancashire...

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to and thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for raising the matter and allowing me to participate in the debate. It enables me to bring to the House the case of Colonel Jorge Mendonca, who is the colonel of the Queen’s Lancashire...

My Lords, can I ask the House’s permission to finish reading what is relevant to the other letter—one minute?

My Lords, can I ask the House’s permission to finish reading what is relevant to the other letter—one minute?

May I claim one minute to deal with the letter? I was given 15 minutes.

May I claim one minute to deal with the letter? I was given 15 minutes.

My Lords, like other noble Lords I thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for initiating this very important debate. It is an enormously important issue, because if the integrity and authority of the Armed Forces’ chain of command is undermined it will have serious implications on morale and...

My Lords, like other noble Lords I thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for initiating this very important debate. It is an enormously important issue, because if the integrity and authority of the Armed Forces’ chain of command is undermined it will have serious implications on morale and...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for initiating the debate on the interpretation of military law and its application to members of the Armed Forces, particularly in the case of those who have been committed to military operations. Let me make it...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for initiating the debate on the interpretation of military law and its application to members of the Armed Forces, particularly in the case of those who have been committed to military operations. Let me make it...

My Lords, I wish to speak in the context of the present debate on the duty of care as it affects the relationship between the Government—the MoD—and our Armed Forces. Sir Michael Rose once said:"““Soldiers are not merely civilians in uniform. They form the distinctive group within our society which is...

My Lords, I wish to speak in the context of the present debate on the duty of care as it affects the relationship between the Government—the MoD—and our Armed Forces. Sir Michael Rose once said:"““Soldiers are not merely civilians in uniform. They form the distinctive group within our society which is...

My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for initiating this debate, although I feel that none of us would prefer to be in this position of discussing an issue that, frankly, should never have arisen in the first place. I have some sympathy for my...

My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for initiating this debate, although I feel that none of us would prefer to be in this position of discussing an issue that, frankly, should never have arisen in the first place. I have some sympathy for my...

rose to call attention to the case for upholding the integrity and legal authority of the Armed Forces chain of command; and to move for Papers. The noble Lord said: My Lords, the object of this speech, devoid of political motivation, is to seek to   persuade the Government and the noble...

rose to call attention to the case for upholding the integrity and legal authority of the Armed Forces chain of command; and to move for Papers. The noble Lord said: My Lords, the object of this speech, devoid of political motivation, is to seek to   persuade the Government and the noble...