My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am announcing today the findings of the Boards of Inquiry (BOIs) into the tragic deaths at Deepcut of Privates Gray and Collinson. The impact of their untimely deaths...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am announcing today the findings of the Boards of Inquiry (BOIs) into the tragic deaths at Deepcut of Privates Gray and Collinson. The impact of their untimely deaths...

I am announcing today the findings of the boards of inquiry (BOIs) into the tragic deaths at Deepcut of Privates Gray and Collinson. The impact of their untimely deaths was felt, not just across the MOD, but across the nation. Our thoughts are with all their families and friends at...

I am announcing today the findings of the boards of inquiry (BOIs) into the tragic deaths at Deepcut of Privates Gray and Collinson. The impact of their untimely deaths was felt, not just across the MOD, but across the nation. Our thoughts are with all their families and friends at...

One year on from the publication of the Deepcut Review I am reporting on the progress that has been made in the provision of care for our young recruits and trainees. We remain indebted to the work undertaken by Nicholas Blake QC for his independent, objective and comprehensive analysis of...

One year on from the publication of the Deepcut Review I am reporting on the progress that has been made in the provision of care for our young recruits and trainees. We remain indebted to the work undertaken by Nicholas Blake QC for his independent, objective and comprehensive analysis of...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. One year on from the publication of the Deepcut Review, I am reporting on the progress that has been made in the provision of care for our young recruits...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. One year on from the publication of the Deepcut Review, I am reporting on the progress that has been made in the provision of care for our young recruits...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for this debate. It gives your Lordships an early opportunity to return to the findings of the Blake review of the tragic deaths of four young soldiers at Deepcut Barracks. We heard the Statement just before the Recess. Your...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for this debate. It gives your Lordships an early opportunity to return to the findings of the Blake review of the tragic deaths of four young soldiers at Deepcut Barracks. We heard the Statement just before the Recess. Your...

Lords debate on unstarred question on what action they propose to take about the deaths of soldiers at Deepcut Barracks in light of the report by Mr Nicholas Blake QC.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what action they propose to take about the deaths of soldiers at Deepcut Barracks in light of the report by Mr Nicholas Blake QC.

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for giving the House the opportunity to debate the Blake report again. As we consider its conclusions, our thoughts and sympathy go out to the families of those young recruits who died at the Deepcut Barracks. As the noble Viscount, Lord Slim,...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for giving the House the opportunity to debate the Blake report again. As we consider its conclusions, our thoughts and sympathy go out to the families of those young recruits who died at the Deepcut Barracks. As the noble Viscount, Lord Slim,...

My Lords, I am deeply grateful for all the contributions made this evening, and I thank in particular my noble friend Lord Ashley of Stoke for securing the debate. I recognise his deep interest and concern, as well as his long-standing commitment to many of these matters, not least bullying in the Army. I should...

My Lords, I am deeply grateful for all the contributions made this evening, and I thank in particular my noble friend Lord Ashley of Stoke for securing the debate. I recognise his deep interest and concern, as well as his long-standing commitment to many of these matters, not least bullying in the Army. I should...

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...

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...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord and recognise his concern. We have committed to responding to the recommendations, including the ones that he mentioned, within months—we intend to do so within two months. It is important that, when we respond to these matters of deep importance, we have confidence...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord and recognise his concern. We have committed to responding to the recommendations, including the ones that he mentioned, within months—we intend to do so within two months. It is important that, when we respond to these matters of deep importance, we have confidence...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take about the deaths of soldiers at Deepcut Barracks in light of the report by Mr Nicholas Blake QC. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I have no doubt that many fine soldiers have emerged from the Princess Royal Barracks, but I think...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take about the deaths of soldiers at Deepcut Barracks in light of the report by Mr Nicholas Blake QC. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I have no doubt that many fine soldiers have emerged from the Princess Royal Barracks, but I think...

My Lords, I remind the House of my peripheral interest. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for giving us such an early opportunity to debate this report. The House will be grateful to Mr Blake for his excellent report. It answers many of my questions but it also alerts...

My Lords, I remind the House of my peripheral interest. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for giving us such an early opportunity to debate this report. The House will be grateful to Mr Blake for his excellent report. It answers many of my questions but it also alerts...

My Lords, it is pretty daunting for the Army when something like the Deepcut story happens. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for bringing the subject back to your Lordships’ House. I have seldom read a review or a report of such depth and undertaken with such care and thoroughness...

My Lords, it is pretty daunting for the Army when something like the Deepcut story happens. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, for bringing the subject back to your Lordships’ House. I have seldom read a review or a report of such depth and undertaken with such care and thoroughness...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the cost was of the coroner's inquest into the death of James Collinson.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the cost was of the coroner's inquest into the death of James Collinson.

I am grateful to the Minister for his statement and for allowing us advance sight of it. This is a statement that all of us in the House wish had never been made necessary by events. It deals with complex and difficult issues. Above all, it deals with the very...

I am grateful to the Minister for his statement and for allowing us advance sight of it. This is a statement that all of us in the House wish had never been made necessary by events. It deals with complex and difficult issues. Above all, it deals with the very...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his opening comments, and it seems that we are more or less on the same territory regarding our analysis of what needs to be done. He will appreciate that this issue goes back to 1995, when substantial changes were made that undoubtedly impacted adversely...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his opening comments, and it seems that we are more or less on the same territory regarding our analysis of what needs to be done. He will appreciate that this issue goes back to 1995, when substantial changes were made that undoubtedly impacted adversely...

On 15 December 2004, I informed the House that I had commissioned a review into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four young soldiers at Princess Royal barracks, Deepcut, during the period 1995 to 2002. As I told the House then, I was aware that its scope and nature may...

On 15 December 2004, I informed the House that I had commissioned a review into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four young soldiers at Princess Royal barracks, Deepcut, during the period 1995 to 2002. As I told the House then, I was aware that its scope and nature may...

We have discussed already the catalogue of misconduct in relation to Deepcut, but one member of the armed forces said:"““Sex was a passport for getting off all sorts of things, getting off duties, getting a long weekend at home.””" Does the Minister accept that such quotations show how serious the...

We have discussed already the catalogue of misconduct in relation to Deepcut, but one member of the armed forces said:"““Sex was a passport for getting off all sorts of things, getting off duties, getting a long weekend at home.””" Does the Minister accept that such quotations show how serious the...

I take that point, but one of the key issues was the demand for a public inquiry. The Defence Committee said that it would wait for the Blake review, but did not consider that a public inquiry was justified, given the known circumstances. I have given more than once the...

I take that point, but one of the key issues was the demand for a public inquiry. The Defence Committee said that it would wait for the Blake review, but did not consider that a public inquiry was justified, given the known circumstances. I have given more than once the...