§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs under what circumstances, and by whom, staff employed by the BBC World Service are subject to vetting. [18913]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 4 December 1997]A limited number of BBC World Service staff are security checked by the World Service to enable them to have limited and authorised access to some official documents and to facilitate discussion with Government Departments. Several employees at BBC Monitoring are security cleared for the same reasons.