§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her answer of 12 July 2000,Official Report, column 608–10W, on opinion research, what the reasons were for withholding from disclosure the three pieces of market and opinion research. [132007]
§ Mr. StringerA report on customers' views on the Central Office of Information was withheld under exception 14 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information (Information supplied in confidence). Business research on the Inter Despatch Service was withheld under exception 7 (Effective management and operations of the public service).
The third report is "Communicating With Women". This is minor research into the appeal of the magazine format of the publication "Voices" and its effectiveness in reaching target audiences. It was considered of limited 802W significance and was not deliberately withheld. However, it is now being placed in the Libraries of the House in response to the hon. Member's request.