§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what declarations of interest were made by civil servants in the Saudi Armed Forces Project Office of the Ministry of Defence between 2000 and 2002. [175063]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 21 May 2004]: The question is assumed to refer to declarations made by civil servants when they hold private investments in companies with which they have official dealings. There are no records or knowledge of any such declarations by officials employed by the Saudi Armed Forces Project Office during this period.