Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 211583, who the advisers to the review of veterans in the criminal justice system are.

The advisors to the review, appointed by Rory Stewart MP were: the Rt. Hon. Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE, formerly HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales; Sir John Nutting Bt. QC, who was commissioned by the Howard League for Penal Re-form to conduct its enquiry into former armed service personnel in the prison population; Dr Hugh Milroy OBE, the Chief Executive of Veterans Aid (who also advised Sir John Nutting in relation to his enquiry); and Major General Michael Laurie CBE, a member of Lord Ashcroft’s Veterans Transition Review Team.

Stephen Phillips has submitted his completed review to the Secretary of State and it will be published shortly.