HC Deb 29 March 1961 vol 637 cc137-8W
69. Mr. Paget

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will take stricter measures to enforce security checks on the engagement of civil servants who will have access to secret technical information.

Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing

There is a common code of security checks on the engagement of civil servants which applies generally. Whether there has been any laxity in the application of this code in the Portland case will emerge from the inquiry which is to be set up.

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