on the personal instructions of the then Secretary of State for Defence (Dr Reid), I am no longer allowed to apply for information using the Freedom of Information Act
With the advent of the unelected Gordon Brown as PM (and his Minister for Defence Mr Browne), why not re-submit your request?
I heard Mr Brown on the BBC World Service, after his return from the Windsor town house, promising all manner of change. Here's a golden opportunity to put him to the test.