§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the penalties referred to by him in his answer to Oral Question No. 54 in relation to civil servants, dated 14th July 1975, to the hon. and learned Member for Leicester, West cover the disclosure of information concerning office routine.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonYes, provided the disclosure is unauthorised. The maximum penalties are prescribed in the Act but, within those limits, the penalty to be imposed in an individual case is a matter for the courts.