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<p>It is Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy to use standard contract conditions to prevent
the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of reasons, including protection
of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data.</p><p> </p><p>The
MOD would only use Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in its commercial arrangements
by exception. Any such NDAs, if agreed, would be prepared on a project by project
basis: the MOD does not hold any central record of any such agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly,
the MOD has no centrally held records of any contractual conditions or NDAs that would
prevent an industry expert from attending a Parliamentary Committee. Where circumstances
arose in which information is requested, the disclosure of which may be prohibited
under contractual arrangements; for example, on grounds of national security or commercial
sensitivities, this would have to be carefully considered on a case by case basis.</p><p>
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