§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make it his policy to compare the access to information available to hon. Members in respect of the various responsibilities of his Department with the 381W equivalent access available to elected representatives in the United States of America and consider widening the scope and detail of the former.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt is our policy to make available as much information as possible while preserving the confidentiality essential to national security and the effective working of the Department.