HC Deb 08 July 1987 vol 119 cc151-2W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Overseas Development Administration lists of OSAS appointments and addresses of appointees in any Commonwealth country are in any way (a) classified or (b) subject to any restriction on circulation to the general public.

Mr. Chris Patten

Details of those serving under the overseas service aid scheme are not regarded by the ODA as classified. The Government do not circulate lists of officers, nor disclose their private addresses, to the general public. There are a number of associations of aid-financed officers who are, of course, free to circulate lists to their members, and their addresses, according to their own rules and policies.