§ Miss Richardsonasked the Prime Minister whether she will now make a statement on the Security Commission report on the security services.
§ The Prime MinisterI hope to do so shortly.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Prime Minister if the recent freeze on Civil Service appointments applies to the security services.
§ The Prime MinisterThere is not, and there has not recently been, any "freeze" on Civil Service appointments.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Prime Minister whether she will now answer questions on the security services and the intelligence services.
§ The Prime MinisterI shall continue to follow the practice of my predecessors on the subject of security matters.