§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Minister for Women pursuant to her answer of 25 March 2003,Official Report, column 143W, on domestic violence, if she will place in the Library copies of her correspondence with the Home Secretary regarding the collection of domestic violence statistics. [125686]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 15 July 2003]: No. The correspondence relates to the analysis of policy options that are currently the subject of consultation following the publication of the "Safety and Justice" domestic violence consultation paper on 18 June 2003. It is therefore covered by Exemption 2 (Internal Advice and Discussion) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.