Responses to the Chairman's letter of
5 December 2007 from Members and staff of the Committee
Further to the letter which you handed to colleagues
at this morning's meeting, I can state categorically that I was
not responsible for the leak of the Draft Report to (a) the Financial
Times, (b) the London Standard or (c) any other journalist. I
wish you to know that I thoroughly disapprove of such breach of
trust and disloyalty both to you and the rest of the Committee.
I share your anger and dismay that someone has
leaked the Report, either in full or in part. I was not aware
until this morning's meeting of the reports appearing in either
of the newspapers mentioned.
It was my intention to read the Draft Report
last evening, Wednesday, but instead I did so this morning just
a couple of hours before the Committee meeting. I did not even
open the envelope until about 8.30 am this morning.
I fully support the Committee's decision to
refer this matter to Mr Speaker for an investigation.
Bob Russell MP
6 December 2007
As regards to your note to all members, I am
not in a position to explain how the leak came about; all I can
say is that I was in no way responsible and, as I said at the
committee, deplore what occurred.
David Winnick MP
10 December 2007
Further to your letter of 5 December, regarding
the leaking of the draft Report, I wish to deny any knowledge
of the event.
The draft Report arrived in my office but I
did not see it until after the Committee meeting as I was away
from the House of Commons with the WEU. My private secretary,
Emma Tilley, did not open the envelope as it was marked "Confidential".
James Clappison MP
10 December 2007
Further to your letter of 5 December 2007 I
confirm that I have no knowledge of the leak of the Committee's
Draft Report and I have not divulged the contents of the draft
to anyone.
I hope that the source can be identified because
suspicion is thrown on everyone when such a leak occurs.
Janet Dean MP
10 December 2007
I write, in response to your letter of 5 December
to confirm that I had nothing whatsoever to do with the leaking
of the Chairman's Draft Report on the Government's Counter-Terrorism
Proposals.
To my knowledge I have not spoken to anyone
working for, or connected with, the Financial Time since being
elected as an MP.
David T C Davies MP
11 December 2007
I confirm that I did not leak the report on
the Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals.
Martin Salter MP
14 December 2007
I have absolutely no idea how the Counter-Terrorism
Report was leaked.
Gary Streeter MP
18 December 2007
Many apologies for not replying more immediately
to your letter asking for information about the draft Counter-Terrorism
Report.
I was not responsible for leaking the draft
report or any part of it. I had no conversation with anyone about
it other than one or two other members of the Committee. I am
afraid I have nothing to offer to help explain how it came to
be in the public domain.
Karen Buck MP
19 December 2007
Please accept this as my absolute confirmation
that I did not and would not leak this or indeed any other report.
I fully support the strongest possible action against whomsoever
did as it fundamentally undermines the work of the Committee.
Margaret Moran MP
In response to your letter of 5 December, I
did not leak the Chairman's draft Report on the Government's counter-terrorism
proposals and I do not know how the leak came about.
It may be helpful if I provide information on
who had access to a copy of the draft and a chronology of the
morning of Tuesday 4 December.
Elizabeth Flood, Clerk
10 December 2007
In response to your letter of 5 December, I
did not leak the Chairman's draft Report on the Government's Counter-Terrorism
Proposals and I do not know how the leak came about.
Jenny McCullough, Second Clerk
10 December 2007
I am writing in response to your letter of 5
December 2007 concerning the leak of the Committee's draft report
on the Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals. I can confirm
that I did not receive a copy of the draft report until the Committee's
meeting on the morning of 6 December and that I have no knowledge
of how the leak came about.
Elisabeth Bates, Committee Specialist
10 December 2007
Thank you for your letter dated 5 December 2007,
regarding the leak of the draft report on the Government's Counter-Terrorism
Proposals. I can confirm that I did not receive a copy of the
draft report until the evidence session on 6 December and have
no knowledge of how the leak came about.
Sarah Harrison, Committee Specialist
10 December 2007
In reply to your letter dated 5 December 2007
I can confirm that I have no knowledge of how the leak of the
draft Report on the Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals came
about.
Sheryl Dinsdale, Secretary
10 December 2007
I am responding to your letter dated 5 December
asking me if I can explain how the leak may have come about, or
whether I knew anything that could have resulted in the confidentiality
of the report being compromised.
I am unable to come to shed any light on how
the leak came about or how the confidentiality of the Committee's
proceedings was compromised.
Tony Catinella, Committee Assistant
17 December 2007
Further to your letter dated 5 December and
your request asking me to explain how the leak may have come about,
or whether I know anything that could have resulted in the confidentiality
of the report being compromised.
Unfortunately, after much thought I am unable
to come to a valid answer as to how this may have come about.
Ameet Chudasama, Chief Office Clerk
17 December 2007
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