HL Deb 24 July 1986 vol 479 cc484-5WA
Baroness Gardner of Parkes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will make available copies of the studies into relations between Government and the media commissioned in 1982 from King's College, London, and University College, Cardiff; and if they will make a statement.

The Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Lord Trefgarne)

I have placed copies of the study by King's College, London, intoUnofficial 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 of 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. We are grateful to the authors of both these studies for the work they have done.