§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the use of private detective agencies and security companies by his Department.
§ Mr. HanleyI refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave the hon. Member for Clwyd, South-West (Mr. Jones), on 3 May,Official Report, column 474, about private detective agencies.
It is my Department's practice to employ private security companies to guard establishments where it is considered to be appropriate and cost-effective to do so.