§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what will be the implications for the operation of his Department of the code of practice on open government.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe code of practice applies to all Departments, agencies and public bodies within the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. This includes the part of the Cabinet Office for which, with my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Civil Service—the Prime Minister—I am responsible—the Office of Public Service and Science; Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the Central Office of Information. The code will reinforce and build on their existing arrangements for the provision of information. Operational details will be available nearer to the time of the launch.