Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what were the numbers and civil service grades of the engineering staff involved in the transaction referred to in his reply of 30 October,Official Report, column 507; what is the name of the contractor involved; what disciplinary action was taken against the engineering staff involved in this transaction; and what steps have been taken to ensure that the staff involved are not employed by the contractor in this transaction after their retirement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe matter is the subject of an internal investigation and I cannot comment further at the moment.