§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister what was the cost of the investigations into the Child Poverty Action Group's alleged leak of Cabinet secrets; and whether he will cause an investigation to be made into how this secret report on this leak was itself leaked to unauthorised persons.
§ The Prime MinisterThere were two separate investigations, one by Sir Douglas Allen and one by the police. It is not possible to calculate the cost of either investigation except at disproportionate cost. So far as I am aware the report of neither investigation has been leaked to unauthorised persons.