§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. RedwoodIt is my Department's normal practice, when issuing a public consultation document, to state that responses may be made public, unless respondees explicitly ask for their replies to be kept confidential. Non-confidential responses, or a summary, may be made available in a report or may be placed in the Library of the House and the Welsh Office, Cardiff.