HC Deb 23 July 1998 vol 316 cc604-5W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the current security classifications of the newsletter produced for the staff of(a) the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency, (b) the Army Training and Recruiting Agency and (c) the Defence Codification Agency; how often each newsletter is produced; and when each newsletter was first produced. [51133]

Mr. Spellar

This is a matter for the Chief Executives of the Agencies concerned. I have asked them to write to the hon. Member.

Letter from K. A. Bradshaw to Mr. Matthew Taylor, dated 23 July 1998: Defence Codification Newsletter—DCA News

  1. 1. I am replying to your question to the Secretary for Defence about the newsletter produced by the Defence Codification Agency (DCA), as this matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive DCA.
  2. 2. The Agency publishes a newsletter called 'DCA NEWS'. This is a document which is published quarterly, it has no classified information content and therefore carries no protective marking. The first issue was dated June 1994.

Letter from P. D. Foxton to Mr. Matthew Taylor, dated 23 July 1998: I am replying to the recent questions you tabled to the Secretary of State for Defence for those matters that fall within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Army Base Supply and Distribution Agency (ABSDA). You asked about the current security classification of the Agency newsletter produced for the staff, how often it is produced and when the first edition was produced. The ABSDA staff newsletter, "Baseline", does not have or require any security caveat and it is produced on a bi-monthly basis. The first edition was produced in January 1995, three months prior to the formation of ABSDA, to inform staff of the changes that were to take place. I trust I have answered your questions satisfactorily.

Letter from P. A. Wilson to Mr. Matthew Taylor, dated 23 July 1998: I am replying on behalf of the Chief Executive to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the classification and frequency of publication of the newsletter produced by this Agency, as this matter falls within the responsibility of the Army Training and Recruiting Agency. The Agency produces a bi-monthly publication, ATRA News, which is unclassified. The first edition was published in April 1997.

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