§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the result of the writ issued by Mr. Martyn Gregory received by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [38716]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorThe matter was settled on 28 July 1995 when the Department apologised to Mr. Gregory in open court and agreed to make a payment of £55,000 to him in respect of both damages and his legal costs. It was made clear that while it had not been its intention to question Mr. Gregory's integrity, the Department did not accept allegations of Government connivance contained in his television programme' and was satisfied that no contravention of export controls had occurred in respect of such matters.