§ Mr. John Grantasked the Prime Minister how many separate investigations into leakages of official information have now been carried out by the present Government; which Departments have been subject to investigation; whether security-sensitive documents have been involved; what classification they have had and for which Departments, respectively; who has been responsible for carrying out investigations in each case; how many man hours have been spent, approximately, on each investigation and at what cost to public funds; which investigations have been concluded and what actions have been taken as a consequence; and whether any prosecutions under the Official Secrets Act have been considered or initiated.
§ The Prime MinisterIt would be inappropriate to disclose this information.