The hon. Gentleman has just proved my point. Is he suggesting that in a very serious case, the judge and jury, even after a police investigation, should be the commanding officer? Is not the problem—I am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman was still a member of the Defence Committee when we considered the Deepcut deaths—that excluding independent oversight at an early stage led to problems later? If the angel commanding officers whom he describes bring in investigators and legal authorities as a matter of course, what is the problem?
Armed Forces Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 May 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces Bill.
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