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UIN 180071

Ministry of Defence: Contracts

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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16 October 2018

Last action

23 October 2018 · Answer

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Answered

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Defence

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23 October 2018

Defence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism

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  1. 16 October 2018

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism

    Source: Commons

  2. 23 October 2018

    Answer

    Ministry of Defence policy is to use standard contract conditions to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of legitimate reasons, including protection of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data. However, ...

    Source: Written answer

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