§ Mr. James Davidsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to overhaul the security vetting procedure for employees of firms engaged on secret contracts for the Ministry of Defence in the light of the conviction of Michael Alan Pells at the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, 25th February.
§ Mr. ReynoldsWithout accepting the accuracy of the Press reports, I can assure the hon. Member that, in consultation as necessary with other 369W Government Departments, our security procedures are kept constantly under review.