§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Prime Minister (1) what amendments have been made to the Ministerial Code in the past year in relation(a) to soliciting leaked drafts of 787W select committee reports and (b) to their use and retention if their receipt was unsolicited; and if he will make a statement; [98135]
(2) what instructions have been given to (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in relation to the handling of unsolicited leaked drafts of select committee reports. [98134]
§ The Prime MinisterI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Normanton (Mr. O'Brien) on 28 October 1999,Official Report, column 953.