§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what guidelines exist concerning the use of public offices owned or occupied by his Department for the purposes of political meetings;
(2) whether he authorised the meeting of Scottish Conservatives which took place at Dover house on Wednesday 8 February;
(3) whether an account for the let of the building will be submitted to the Scottish Conservative party in respect of the meeting of Scottish Conservatives held at Dover house on Wednesday 8 February; and how much the let will cost.
§ Mr. RifkindI invited a number of Members of Parliament and Members of the European Parliament together with several others to meet my ministerial colleagues and myself on 8 February in Dover house. No departmental accommodation was made available to anyone and the question of a let does not arise.