§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary Lord Chancellor's Department if the Lord Chancellor will release records held in the public record offices relating to the conduct of Herr Kurt Klebeck in Alderney during the 1939–45 war; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John M. TaylorAny records in the Public Records Office relating to the occupation of the Channel Islands during the second world war which have been closed for longer than 30 years, under the arrangements set out in paragraph 25 to 27 of the 1982 White Paper "Modern Public Records" (Cm 8531), will be released at the appropriate time. It has been the practice of successive Administrations not to reveal details of the contents of specific withheld records. Questions of access to withheld records are a matter for the department of origin.