Sir Frederick Crawford

HC Deb 23 July 1968 vol 769 cc78-9W

74. Mr. Hastings

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give his reasons for certifying that the case against Sir Frederick Crawford should be exempted from investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act.

Mr. George Thomson

The action taken against Sir Frederick Crawford was, to quote the words of my certificate, in a matteraffecting relations and dealings between the Government of the United Kingdom and other Governments and between the Government of the United Kingdom and international organisations".