Select Committee on Public Administration Second Report


PATTERN OF ANSWERS LIST FOR SESSION 1998-99

PRIME MINISTER

nodate SubjectComment qnocol.
123.3 Foreign Governments
(Al-Shifa)
Not practice to disclose or discuss information received in confidence from foreign governments under Exemption 1© of the Code of Practice on access to Government Information: and see 29.3 [78863]; 31.3 [78985]; 26.7 [91872] 77104125
2 15.12 MI5-MI6Reports on purchase and fitting out of Vauxhall Cross and Thames House withheld under section 1(a) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information 63853460
314.1 Cabinet MeetingsInformation about Cabinet proceedings is not made public: and see 5.7 [89303] (JCCC); but for partial unblocks see—30.4 [82878]; 27.4 [81665] (denying existence of War Cabinet) 65517266
  15.2 Defence and Overseas Policy Committee Agenda for meetings of the Committee withheld under exemption for proceedings of Cabinet and Cabinet Committees under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information 71052521
43.2 Ministerial briefing
(Maxwell Pensions)
Established practice not to disclose details of confidential discussions between ministers or advice received from civil servants 67320645
54.2 Private meetingsNot practice to provide details of private meetings/confidential discussions with specific/private people or organisations: and see 23.2 [72063],26.2 [73025], 8.3 [75063], 9.3 [75673, 75794], 5.7 [89338] 69341771
629.4 Yugoslavia
(NATO Bombing)
Data on percentage of bombs and missiles which miss their target withheld under paragraph 1a of the Code on Access to Government Information 80616244
710.6 Confidential correspondence Not practice to publish communications sent in confidence under Paragraph 2, Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information 86138393
828.6 Honours listNot normal practice to release information about nominations for honours 8735219
91.11 Government contracts List of pending Government contracts with French firms withheld under Exemption 7(a) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information 968435
108.11 Internal histories Established practice under Exemption 10 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information not to disclose information relating to a planned or potential publication 95307422
118.11 Special advisersSalaries of individual advisers not disclosed, except for two: Mr Powell and Mr Campbell, who have additional executive responsibilities and who are paid outside the normal salary range. 96875423
128.11 Departmental leak investigations Not normal practice to disclose information on the outcome of leak investigations 96344425




 
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