§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in what circumstances it is his Department's practice, when issuing a public consultation document, to inform those consulted that their responses will be made public unless they explicitly ask for them to be kept confidential; and if he will arrange for his Department to do so in all cases in future.
§ Mr. NelsonNo consistent pattern has been followed in the past. It is now the Treasury's policy, when issuing a public consultation document, to ensure that those responding are aware that their responses may be made publicly available unless they have requested otherwise.