§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 19 June 2000, Official Report, column 36W, under which section of Exemption 14 his decision to withhold information was based. [128022]
§ Mr. SpellarDetails of the individual referred to in my answer of 19 June 2000,Official Report, column 36W were withheld under Exemption 14(a) (information supplied in confidence by a person who was not under any legal obligation to supply it and who has not consented to its disclosure), as well as under Exemption 4(f) (information whose disclosure could identify the source 594W of information or assistance in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes) and Exemption 12 (privacy of an individual).