§ Mr. Cohenasked the Prime Minister whether Her Majesty's Government have arranged for security vetting procedures to be carried out in relation to the staff of British Telecom; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterChecks are carried out as necessary on persons employed in duties with security232W implications, but for the reasons given in my reply to the hon. Member for Peckham (Ms. Harman) on 12 November 1985 at column 103 I cannot give details.