Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour) on Thursday, 7 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 January 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 18 January 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which civil servants in his Department met Mr Stephan Kock to discuss matters relating to defence contracts with Malaysia in the period from January 1985 to the end of December 1988.

Answer: Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which civil servants in his Department met Mr. Stephen Kock to discuss matters relating to defence contracts with Malaysia in the period from January 1985 to the end of December 1988. [65135] Mr. Spellar: A meeting between Mr. Kock and the then Secretary of State for Defence's Private Office staff took place in June 1987. Additionally, members of the Defence Export Services Organisation are likely to have met Mr. Kock during this period in the course of their normal function of providing advice and support for defence exporters. However, with the passage of time, it has not been possible to identify details of specific contacts.

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