§ Mr. Robert Atkinsasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make available copies of the studies into relations between the Government and the media commissioned in 1982 from King's college, London and University college, Cardiff; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YoungerI have placed copies of the study by King's College, London into "Unofficial commentary in the media on military aspects of the Falklands Campaign 1982" in the Library. I have also placed in the Library copies of the study by the Centre for Journalism Studies at University college, Cardiff, into "Relations between Government, the Armed Forces and the media in time of armed conflict". The second study contains a large number of recommendations which are being considered in parallel with the work that is already taking place on the Beach report on censorship. I am grateful to the authors of both these studies for the work they have done.