The father of one of the four young soldiers found shot dead at the infamous Deepcut Barracks has insisted the call for a public inquiry will continue even if the training base is destroyed.
Des James, whose daughter Cheryl, 18, was found with a single bullet wound to her head at the barracks in 1995, said the controversy would only end once an inquiry had taken place.
And he admitted Government plans to close the base in Surrey, amid speculation it would be replaced by an "eco-town", could hinder any further investigation into the four deaths.
He told the BBC: "I don't think that it would help any meaningful inquiry, that's obvious. It would be rather unfortunate if the proposal goes ahead."
However, he stressed: "It can only end in a meaningful inquiry that the Government has tried to suppress. We feel very confident that at some time, it will happen."
A parliamentary statement about the future of the notorious training base is expected this week but it is understood to have fallen victim to the Government's Defence Training Review.
It and a number of other barracks have been under review for some time as the MoD looks at the way it provides training and whether any improvements can be made.
Pte James, Pte Collinson, Private Sean Benton, 20, from Hastings and Private Geoff Gray, 17, from Seaham, Co Durham, all died of gunshot wounds at the base between 1995 and 2002 following claims of widespread bullying and abuse.
Inquests into the deaths recorded a verdict of suicide in Pte Benton's case and open verdicts for the other three but their families rejected the findings and have always called for an inquiry to find out exactly how and why they died.
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An independent review of the deaths conducted by Nicholas Blake QC concluded they were probably self-inflicted but strongly criticised Army training, citing "harassment, discrimination and oppressive behaviour".
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