HC Deb 02 March 2004 vol 418 c869W
Norman Baker

To ask the Prime Minister if he will assess his answering practices in relation to parliamentary questions against the(a) Open Government Code of Conduct and (b) Freedom of Information Act 2000. [157922]

The Prime Minister

Section 1 of the Ministerial Code provides guidance to ministers on answering Parliamentary Questions which takes account of the requirements of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. The Freedom of Information legislation takes effect in January 2005.