HC Deb 28 November 1989 vol 162 c174W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list those public bodies to which he appoints people where it is required that a declaration is made under the Official Secrets Act as a condition of membership.

Mr. Waddington

None of the people I appoint to public bodies are required to sign a declaration that they recognise that they are bound by the terms of the Official Secrets Act. Whether or not such a declaration is signed does not affect the application of the law in any specific case.

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