§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which members of the Armed Services are allowed to give interviews to the Press: and under what circumstances:
(2) who gave permission for the Press briefing and photographs of members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets stationed at Merton Road, Wandsworth which appeared in The Times on Friday 25th November;
(3) who gave permission for the interview with Lieutenant-Colonel Morgan Llewellyn which was broadcast by BBC Radio Manchester on Thursday 24th November.
§ Mr. MulleyThe circumstances under which members of the Armed Services of any rank may give interviews to representatives of the Press and media are set out in Queen's Regulations. These make it clear that such interviews must be confined to matters of fact within the area of responsibility of the speaker and that comment must be avoided on questions of a politically controversial nature.