HC Deb 01 March 1996 vol 272 c747W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consultations he had with the secretary to the Cabinet concerning the Government's response to the Scott inquiry; and where and when such consultations took place. [16604]

Mr. Arbuthnot

[holding answer 22 February]: Successive Governments have not disclosed the nature or the specific sources of the advice they receive from the civil service.