§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Lord President of the Council 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. NewtonThe Privy Council Office does not normally issue public consultation documents. Any future exercise would be conducted in accordance with the code of practice on government information and any other relevant guidance.