Written question asked by Keith Simpson (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the minutes of the meetings of the Defence Crisis Management Organisation.

Answer: Mr. Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library the minutes of the meetings of the Defence Crisis Management Organisation. [198425] Mr. Hoon: The Defence Crisis Management Organisation comprises elements of Ministry of Defence Central Staff, the Permanent Joint Headquarters, single-Service front-line commands and other relevant Departments. Where records of meetings are produced they fall under Exemption 1 (Defence, security and international relations) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

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