Armed Forces: Chain of Command

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:32 am on 14 July 2005.

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Photo of Lord Campbell of Alloway Lord Campbell of Alloway Conservative 11:32, 14 July 2005

My Lords, I am obliged.

On 31 March, the DALS wrote to the Attorney-General requesting in that letter a reference on whether to institute proceedings for murder or manslaughter. In that letter no reference whatever was made to the extraneous reason. All that there was was a series of prejudicial allegations of no evidential value as already found by two commanding officers and by the trial judge.

I am making no suggestion that the Attorney-General was ever aware of the true reason why they sought his concurrent jurisdiction. I am obliged to the House. I beg to move for Papers.