§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Prime Minister what is the policy of the Government in relation to the transfer of secret intelligence service or security service personnel to the Department of Trade and Industry; and if he will make a statement on the range of functions those personnel carry out in the Department of Trade and Industry.
§ The Prime MinisterIt is not the Government's policy to comment on staffing arrangements with respect to the security and intelligence services. Members of these services would, however, be regarded no differently from other Crown servants for the purposes of transfer to employment elsewhere in the public service.