§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Prime Minister what classes of document relating directly or indirectly to the performance by Ministers and officials of their duties are still regarded as state papers which cannot be sold for personal gain by Ministers and officials. [26532]
§ The Prime MinisterPapers which are created or acquired by Ministers or officials, or other Crown servants, by virtue of the office they hold under, or in their service to, the Crown, are regarded as state papers which should not be sold for personal gain.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 4 May 1995, Official Report, columns 281–82 in respect of the convention relating to papers taken away by Prime Ministers on leaving office.