Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 January 2008. It was answered by Meg Munn (Labour) on Monday, 21 January 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Disclosure of Information

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the witness statement to the police by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office setting out the Government's assessment of the damage caused under section 3 of the Official Secrets Act 1989 to international relations by Mr. Derek Pasquill's disclosures.

Answer

The Witness Statement is a police document, produced as part of a criminal investigation, which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is therefore not at liberty to disclose.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

470 c1611W;470 c1610-1W; 180317

Session

2007-08

Subjects

Disclosure of information Pasquill, Derek

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk