§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Prime Minister whether she will set up an inquiry to establish whether 730W Lord Rothschild had revealed information confidential to the security services to Mr. Ian Black, a journalist, in 1980 and 1981.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General gave to the hon. Member for Linlithgow (Mr. Dalyell) on 26 November, at column 268.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Prime Minister if she will establish an inquiry into allegations that members of the security services conducted surveillance on Government Ministers in the 1970s under the code name Oatsheaf.
§ The Prime MinisterNo.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Prime Minister how many days in advance of the broadcast on 16 July 1984 of the Granada TV "World in Action" programme, "The Spy Who Never Was," Her Majesty's Government were informed that the programme was to be screened; and what information was sought from Her Majesty's Government by Granada.
§ The Prime MinisterIt would be inappropriate for me to comment on matters which may arise in the proceedings concerning the Peter Wright case in Australia while those proceedings continue. I also intend to follow the precedent set by previous Prime Ministers of not commenting on security matters.