HC Deb 13 July 1995 vol 263 c791W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if any individual occupying a ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence at any time since 1979 has had any connections or material influence on the running of Astra Holdings plc. [33919]

Mr. Arbuthnot

I know of no evidence that any hon. Member appointed to a ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence since 1979 has failed to comply with the requirements of Questions of Procedure for Ministers. I cannot answer for the activities of hon. Members before they became Ministers.