§ Captain Kerbyasked the Prime Minister (1) whether, in view of the fact that Mr. Philby was due to dine with him on the night of 23rd January, 1963, as his guest, the First Secretary of Her Majesty's Embassy, Beirut, had been specifically ordered to regard Mr. Philby as an unauthorised person to whom any official information should not be disclosed under security regulations;
(2) in accordance with which specific terms of his engagement Mr. H. A. R. Philby was paid £3,000 compensation out of public funds when he was requested to resign from Her Majesty's Foreign Service.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer which I gave to Questions on this subject today.
§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Prime Minister (1) why, in view of the fact that Mr. Harold Philby confessed five months ago, the House of Commons was not informed at that time;
(2) what action he took to ascertain whether Mr. Harold Philby entered this country within the last seven years.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer the hon. Member to the Answer which I gave to Questions on this subject today.