§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he consulted the Permanent Secretary at his Department about his controlled rent tenancy of a flat owned by the RMT, in accordance with paragraph 123 of the Ministerial Code. [120586]
§ Mr. Prescott[holding answer 4 May 2000]: It has been the practice of successive Administrations not to disclose information relating to internal opinion, advice, recommendation, consultation and deliberation, consistent with Section 2 of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.