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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions since 1 April 2003 he has complained to the Press Complaints Commission about the coverage in the press of (a) Ministers or officials and (b) his Department; and how many of these complaints were upheld.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 2006

Reference

47091; 442 c1407W;442 c1407W

House

House of Commons

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements are in place to provide entertainment to service personnel in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan and (c) other countries where the military serve.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 November 2005

Reference

439 c1558-9W;439 c1560-1W; 29400

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules apply to serving soldiers speaking to the media about deployments and other operational matters; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to Defence Council Instruction (DCI) and joint Warfare Publication (JW) in Library (Dep 04/1857).

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

8 November 2004

Answered on

8 November 2004

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what rules apply to serving soldiers speaking to the media about deployments and other operational matters; and if he will make a statement. [196269] Mr. Ingram: The general rules for service and civilian MOD personnel governing contact with the media, and for writing or speaking in public, were re-issued on 29 October 2004 as Defence Council Instruction (DCI) General 200/04. The key principle is that service and civilian MOD staff should only contact the media (or write or speak in public) on defence matters if they have prior authorisation. This principle is not new, and reflects previous versions of the DCI, and relevant sections of Queen's Regulations for the Armed Forces and the Civil Service Code. The normal channels for contact with the media are the main defence press office, subsidiary press offices and press information centres or spokespeople with deployed forces. Nonetheless, large numbers of other personnel do have contact with the media on particular occasions in approved circumstances. Joint Warfare Publication (JWP) 3-45 extends and adapts the general provisions of the DCI to cater for the needs of deployed forces. The rules are designed to ensure that standards of political impartiality and public accountability are maintained, and to enable appropriate support to be given to personnel. The substantive content of the DCI and of the JWP will be made available in the `Publications and Reports' section of the MOD website, and copies will be placed in the Library of the House.

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

196269; 426 c553-4W

House

House of Commons

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