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» Wednesday, November 14, 2007

E-Borders

Asked to comment on the e-borders Raytheon bid, the PMS replied that it was best to speak to the Home Office on this.

Put that it seemed to have been announced not in Parliament or on a regulatory news service, but in the Sun, the PMS replied that it was best to speak to the Home Office.

Asked if it was a leak from Downing Street, the PMS replied that it was not as far as he was aware.

Asked if there would be a leak inquiry, the PMS replied only if a leak inquiry was considered necessary. But it was best to speak to the Home Office on this as they were responsible for the e-borders contract.

Asked if it would be announced today, the PMS replied that it was best to wait and see.

Put that the Home Office had been briefing on this last night, and if that was the case, would there be a leak inquiry, the PMS replied that he did not know if that was the case. He had no information to suggest that this was the case.

Put that when the Prime Minister took over in June there was a very clear message that Parliament would always be told first, and there has been a long history of Government announcing contracts either to Parliament or to the Stock Exchange, the PMS replied that an assertion had been put to him which at this point he had no evidence to substantiate.

Asked again if there would be having a leak inquiry, the PMS replied that we would have to look into this.

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