Access to Information

HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 cc388-90W

Tony Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. [45393]

Ms Hewitt

According to records held centrally, the administrative manuals and internal guidance listed are currently publicly available as required by paragraph 3 (ii) of Part I of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. Documents marked¹were first made available after May 1997. Business Links

• Business Links: Guidelines for Officials.

Coal

• Redundant Mineworkers Payment Schemes procedures.
• Redundant Mineworkers Payment Scheme Incapacity Benefit Equivalent.

Competition Policy

• Guidance to officials on procedures for handling decisions made under Section 23 (3) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.
• Guidance to officials on procedures for handling directions made under Section 21 (2) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.
• Guidance for DTI officials on procedures for handling inquiries under Section 11 of the Competition Act 1980: efficiency audits of nationalised industries.
• Guidance to officials on procedures for handling newspaper mergers under s.57ff of the Fair Trading Act 1973.
• Guidance to officials on procedures for publication of MMC reports following a reference under the Competition Act 1980.
• Monopolies: guidance to officials on procedures for handling monopoly references by the Director General of Fair Trading under the Fair Trading Act 1973, publication of MMC monopoly reports and follow up action.
• UK (non newspaper) mergers: guidance notes.

Disclaimers

• Giving advice and information to members of the public and outside organisations: use of disclaimers.

Exports

• Export Control Compliance Unit: Compliance visit procedures.
• Export Control Organisation (ECO) Handbook.
• Overseas Trade Services guidelines¹.

Market Testing

• DTI Guide to Market Testing.

Metals

• The Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaption Benefits Scheme: men aged 55 and over: women aged 50 and over.
• The Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaption Benefits Scheme: men aged under 55: women aged under 50.

Oil and gas

• Offshore Research and Development Programme (OSSCAR): Guidance notes for staff.

Open Government

• Open Government: Documents lodged for public consultation in accordance with the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. January 2002¹.
• General guidelines for staff working in the DTI Inquiry Unit¹.
• Code of Practice on Access to Government Information: Handling requests for information¹.
• Code of Practice on Access to Government Information: DTI scheme of charges and charging procedures¹.
• Open Government Obligations.
• The role of the Open Government Liaison Officer¹.
• Guidance for Directorates wishing to deposit documents in the Open Government section of Information and Library Services¹.
• Guidance Notes on Procedures for Paying for Photocopies of Open Government Documents¹.
• A Guide for Night Duty Officers¹.

Personnel

• Internal guidance for DTI personnel staff on conducting external staff recruitment in accordance with legal obligations and the Civil Service Commissioner's Recruitment Code.

Private Business Radio Systems

• Private Business Radio Systems procedures manual¹.

Procurement

• DTI Procurement manual.
• Procurement Guide: EC Services Directive.
• Procurement Guide: EC Supplies Directive and GATT GPA.

Shipbuilding

• Guidance notes on the Shipbuilding Intervention Fund.

Technology

• International secondments: information pack¹.
• LINK best practice guidelines.
• TCS (Teaching Company Scheme): supervisor handbook.
• TCS (Teaching Company Scheme): associate handbook.
• The SMART (1997) Scheme—Guidelines for Officials¹.
• The SMART (1999) Scheme—Guidelines for Officials¹.
• The SMART (1999–2002) Scheme—Guidelines for Officials¹.