Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 4 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 1998. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Thursday, 11 June 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence projects for which foreign nationals have been cleared have then been reclassified to a higher security classification in each of the last five years.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many defence projects for which foreign nationals have been cleared have then been reclassified to a higher security classification in each of the last five years. [45093] Mr. Spellar: Information is not held on the number of defence projects for which foreign nationals have been cleared which have then been reclassified to a higher classification. However, it is rare for any major defence project to be so upgraded.

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