UK-USA Security Agreement (Hansard, 2 July 2002)

HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c276W 276W

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the(a) purpose and (b) accountability of the 1948 UK-USA security agreement. 165155]

§ Mr. Straw
It is a long-standing practice of this Government and previous Administrations not to comment on the detail of confidential arrangements which might exist between the UK and the US for the UK's national security.