§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 19 June 2000,Official Report, column 34W, on Northern Ireland, under what section of Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Government Information he based his reply. [128026]
§ Mr. SpellarThe information was withheld under Section a of Exemption 1—information whose disclosure would harm national security or defence.