§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 23 May 2000,Official Report, column 462W, concerning the Metropolitan Police investigation of Mr. Liam Clarke, what were the times and occasions when complaints were made by him to the Metropolitan Police Service concerning alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Acts following the publication of articles in The Sunday Times concerning interviews by Liam Clarke and Martin Ingram. [124678]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 5 June 2000]At a meeting with the Crown Prosecution Service on 8 September 1999 my Department raised its concerns that a breach of the Official Secrets Act may have been committed by Martin Ingram. Subsequent investigations have been a matter for the police.