§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he plans to publish his departmental guidance on the implementation of the code of practice on access to Government information, as promised at paragraph 3(ii) of the code issued on 4 April; and what has been the cause of the delay in publishing his departmental guidance.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIn addition to the general guidance on implementation of the code of practice, which was produced by the Office of Public Service and Science for use throughout Government, specific guidance was prepared for use within my departments—OPSS, the Central Office of Information and Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Staff in the Prime Minister's Office have received the same material. Both documents have been publicly available since early April, and copies have been placed in the Library of the House.