§ Lord Tebbitasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in pursuit of their policy of open government and freedom of information, they will publish all correspondence, notes, minutes, memoranda and submissions concerning the consultations between Ministers, officials, advisers and regulators relating to the likely effect of the "windfall tax" upon the companies upon whom it is to be levied.
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyNo. In line with normal practice, the Government will not publish the regulators' advice to Ministers. This was confidential and contained some observations that are commercially confidential. Similar considerations apply to other written material.