§ Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral answer of 21 June 1999,Official Report, column 783, what the role of F Branch of the Security Service formerly dealing with subversion currently is; what proportion of its work relates to the pensions of former F Branch employees; if the threat assessment set out on page 12 of the Home Office publication of 1998, "MI5 The Security Service", with particular reference to subversion, still applies; and if the statement on page 19 that there are no investigations into subversion is still valid. [88224]
§ Mr. StrawThe 1998 booklet "MI5 The Security Service" contains as much information as it is possible to disclose on this subject. The information which it contains on Security Service investigations of subversion remains valid. It would not be in the public interest to provide further details of the kind requested.