§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give details of the steps he has taken to consult the Council on Tribunals with respect to the preparation of a system of external review over cases where information is withheld from disclosure under the code of practice on access to public information, as indicated at paragraph 6.16, page 48 of the White Paper on open government of July 1993, Cm. 2290.
Mr. Robert G. HughesIndependent external review of the code of practice on access to Government information is already provided by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. The proposals on page 48 of the White Paper relate to access rights and not to the code of practice.
The council's initial comments on the White Paper proposals are included in the volume of consultation responses deposited in the House of Commons Library. They will be consulted further as detailed proposals are developed.