§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Prime Minister if she will list the bodies to which outside members are appointed where the Official Secrets Act is used to secure the confidentiality of commercial information received from sources outside Government and placed in the hands of the outside members; and if she will list the purpose of each such body.
§ The Prime MinisterThis information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, when appointments are made to the boards of non-departmental public bodies, Departments are responsible for bringing to the attention of candidates appropriate rules of conduct which take into account the nature of the body and its relationship to other organisations.