Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 January 2005. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Thursday, 27 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the classification level is of reports from UK liaison officers to Eurocorps pertaining to the viability of UK co-operation with Eurocorps; and whether such reports will be accessible under Freedom of Information rules.

Answer: Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the classification level is of reports from UK liaison officers to Eurocorps pertaining to the viability of UK co-operation with Eurocorps; and whether such reports will be accessible under Freedom of Information rules. [207094] Mr. Hoon: The United Kingdom co-operates with Eurocorps as a NATO Graduated Readiness Force Headquarters which is offered to the Alliance by its sponsor nations (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain). Headquarters Eurocorps is currently in Afghanistan, providing the headquarters for the International Stabilisation and Assistance Force. The United Kingdom had a liaison team, led by a Colonel, with HQ Eurocorps from 2000 until March 2004, when the post was withdrawn following a review of our commitments to NATO HQs. The reports from liaison officers before that date vary in classification. All recorded information held by MOD is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We would consider on a case by case basis any requests for such information to be disclosed under the Act.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 207094; 430 c539-40W
Session: 2004-05
Related items: Eurocorps
Tuesday, 19 December 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Disclosure of information Cooperation Freedom of information Official secrets Eurocorps
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