Official Secrets Act 1911 (Reform) Mr. Loveridge asked the Minister for the Civil Service when it is proposed to initiate the more detailed study envisaged in paragraph 49 of the White Paper "Reform of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911". Mr. Charles R. Morris The study of overseas experience of open government and its relevance to our own constitutional system announced in paragraph 49 of Cmnd. 7285 is in progress.