§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what. use her Department has made of private detective agencies or investigators during 1995–96 and 1994–95; which agencies have been employed; for what purposes; and at what cost to her Department. [30573]
§ Mr. SproatMy Department has made no use of private detective agencies or investigators during 1995–96 or 1994–95.
Of my two agencies, the Historic Royal Palaces agency used the services of private detectives on one occasion during 1995–96 and the Royal Parks agency used a private investigator for one inquiry during 1995–96.
As both these inquiries were of a confidential personnel-related nature, it would be wrong to provide more specific information.