HC Deb 22 January 2002 vol 378 c800W
Norman Baker

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on his policy on the release of post-1945 MI5 records into the Public Record Office. [28638]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Government's policy on the release of post-1945 MI5 records into the Public Record Office is that such records should be released when they are over 30-years-old unless release would pose a risk to national security. The Security Service is responsible for determining the sensitivity of the records it holds.