§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she made to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the future of Nirex Ltd.(a) in advance of and (b) following the announcement on 16 July 2003 by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on making Nirex independent of industry. [158644]
§ Mr. TimmsDisclosure of this information—internal advice and discussion—is covered by exemption 2 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information between Government Departments and it has not been the practice of successive Governments to disclose exchanges of this nature.