HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 cc376-7W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether civilian employees applying for employment with the Ministry of Defence are always security-vetted by the Royal Ulster Constabulary prior to taking up employment.

Mr. Aitken

It is not our practice to discuss in detail the ways in which security vetting is carried out.

Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of whether all employees working in Fort Whiterock or Northern Howard Street Mill bases from 1988 to the present were security vetted.

Mr. Aitken

All civilian staff employed in Northern Ireland by my Department are vetted to the appropriate security level.