§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many requests have been made in each year since the coming into operation of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information for information in the area of immigration; how many of these requests were granted in each year; how many of these requests were declined, and for what reason they were declined. [HL2707]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe following table sets out the data collected on requests for information in the area of immigration made under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. This information was collected and published in the three annual reports onAccess to Government Information for 1995, 1996 and 1997.
Number of requests Number granted Number refused 1995 9 9 0 1996 5 5 0 1997 7 7 0