§ Mr. CohenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about the operation of his Department's sensitive documents unit; how many staff are employed in its operation; and approximately how many documents per annum come within its purview.
§ Mr. EggarMy Department's sensitive documents unit arranges for the circulation of such documents to those officials cleared to see them. Its procedures are kept under review and amended from time to time. Two officials are employed in the unit full time and one half time. At present, it handles some 9,000 documents a year.