§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether his refusal to divulge how much he paid out of public funds provided by Parliament for the purchase of private homes at Stanton in Suffolk arose out of concern for possible risks to national security, out of reluctance on the part of the seller to allow the price he received to be made known to Parliament, or for some other reason; and, if so, what is that other reason.
§ Mr. WellbelovedIt is a well-established practice, which has been followed by successive Governments, that the financial details of individual government contracts are regarded as confidential and are not revealed without the consent of the other party.