Skip to main content

Protection Of Official Information (No 2) Bill Hl

Volume 493: debated on Tuesday 16 February 1988

The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to repeal Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, and to make new provision for the protection of official information and articles, for the publication of certain documents, and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—( Lord Bethe11.)

On Question, Bill read a first time, and to be printed.