§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to the answer of 23 October 2000,Official Report, columns 73–76W, on ministerial directions, if he will place in the Library the text of, and supporting documentation relating to, the directions made by Ministers in his Department in 1998; and if he will make a statement. [138862]
§ Mr. Lock[holding answer 20 November 2000]: Have considered this request under the terms of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information and concluded that providing this information would harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion within Government. The request, therefore, falls within the terms of exemption 2 of the Code of Practice.