HC Deb 22 May 2002 vol 386 cc416-7W
Norman Baker

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many and what percentage of records eligible for release in 2001 under the 30-year rule were withheld; and for what reasons these were withheld, broken down by category of exemption. [57665]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The number of records accessioned by the PRO in 2001 but subject to extended closure is estimated at 2,300, about four per cent. of the total.

Of those records subject to extended closure, the percentages falling within the following broad categories of extended closure is as follows:

  • National security and defence—7 per cent.
  • Non—proliferation of nuclear weapons—13 per cent.
  • International relations—15 per cent.
  • Information given in confidence—8 per cent.
  • Substantial distress (including endangerment to individuals)—57 per cent.

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