§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any investigations are being carried out into security in the Northern Ireland Office; if so, by whom; and when they will report. [HL6096]
§ Lord Williams of Mostyn:The Security Service has agreed to send a team to conduct an independent and authoritative review of security in the department. The team will make recommendations for the future based on what is known about the events that led to criminal charges. It will also audit security practice generally. The team is expected to begin making recommendations within weeks but the review cannot be completed until after the related police investigations are concluded.