Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 January 2008. It was answered by Meg Munn (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 January 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Disclosure of Information
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department made of the harm caused to international relations by Mr. Derek Pasquill's disclosures before the decision was taken to prosecute him.
- Answer
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provided a witness statement to the police setting out our considered assessment of the damage caused, by the disclosures, to international relations under Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act 1989.The statement was given by a senior FCO official on behalf of the Department, but FCO Ministers were briefed on its contents.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 470 c1140-1W; 179252
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Pasquill, Derek
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