§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will institute changes in his Department's practice on the non-disclosure of internal papers containing classified or commercially sensitive information involving arms or military equipment sales. [14900]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotI refer the hon. Member to the statement made yesterday by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade,Official Report, columns 1139–44.
§ Mr. SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of all documents submitted by his Department to the Scott inquiry on the quantities and values of the Jordan arms sales package. [15693]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotSir Richard Scott intends to publish in due course copies of all document which he considers are relevant to the text of his report. This will be available to the House.
§ Mr. SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in theOfficial Report the titles of each of the papers his Department provided to the Scott inquiry. [15699]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotI have no plans to list the titles of the 29,000 pages of papers which my Department provided to the Scott inquiry. The inquiry will be publishing a substantial number of these documents in the annex to the report.