HC Deb 19 January 1999 vol 323 c422W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when she received the report of the June 1998 police investigation into the circumstances of departmental leaks concerning her telephone conversations about appointments to the Policing Commission; and if she will list(a) the principal conclusions of the report and (b) her responses to each recommendation. [66086]

Marjorie Mowlam

An internal Government investigation into the matter is ongoing. A separate rigorous review of document handling and distribution within the Department has been completed and its recommendations are being considered.