§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) for how long he retains documents referred to in Parliamentary Answers on his Department's website; [72268]
(2) whether it is his policy to ensure that documents referred to in parliamentary answers are available via his Department's website. [72272]
§ Beverley HughesThe Home Office aims to be as helpful as possible in responding to hon. Members' Questions. Where it is helpful to refer hon. Members to other documents as part of the substantive reply, this may be done by making hard copies of documents available in the Libraries of the House, or by reference to material available on the Home Office website. The Home Office adheres to the requirements for the types of documents which should be published on our website as directed by the Office of the e-Envoy. A copy of these is available at http://www.e-envoy.gov.ul/webguidelines.htm.
The Home Office ensures that the content of the site as a whole is up to date and current.
There are no set time limits for documents to remain on the Home Office website. Where it is agreed with particular policy units that documents are no longer current but still of significant interest, the relevant material is archived and available to website users 52W on www.homeoffice.gov.uk/archive.htm. Consultation documents are archived on the site after their closing date under www.homeoffice.gov.uk/atoz/cpsummaries.htm.