§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if the advice from the Medical Research Council on an independent epidemiological study of Porton Down volunteers will be made public once that advice has been received; [142419]
(2) if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from the Ministry of Defence to the Medical Research Council seeking advice on an independent epidemiological study on Porton Down volunteers. [142418]
§ Dr. MoonieI have placed a copy of my Department's letter to the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the Library of the House. Some text has been removed under the Code of Practice on Access to Government
164WInformation, Exemptions 11, 12 and 14. The MRC's advice, which is still awaited, will form the basis for decisions which my Department will make public in due course.