HC Deb 15 September 2003 vol 410 cc519-20W
Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the levels of security clearance to which officials of his Department are subjected before they are allowed to see the different categories of classified material. [129648]

Mr. Hoon

The levels of security clearance that Ministry of Defence officials need in order to be granted access to classified material are those which apply across Government. They are set out in HM Government's statement of vetting policy, as announced to the House on 15 December 1994,Official Report, columns 764–66W.

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