§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 19 November 2001, Official Report, columns 143–44W, under what exemptions of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information he did not provide the information requested. [20134]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe answer was in accordance with Exemption 2 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, which was introduced in April 1994, and the Resolution of the House of March 1997. These specifically provide for the exclusion of internal consultation and discussion, and confidential communications between Government Departments