MEMORANDUM 17
Submitted by H M Treasury
Thank you for your letter of 9 June to Sir Andrew
Turnbull about "blocked" Parliamentary questions in
the 1998-99 session.
In each of the 30 cases cited by the House authorities the reason
why the information could not be provided was explained in the
written answer. In nine instances the information was not available
nor did not fall within the responsibility of Treasury Ministers.
In the other 21 cases non-disclosure was permissible under the
Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. The enclosed
note gives the relevant details, including the exemption under
the Code which applied in the 21 cases.
30 June 2000
Exemption 1 - Defence, security and international relations
64335
62342
88921
Exemption 4 - Law enforcement and legal proceedings
61717
61486
70663
71049
71556
77076
Exemption 12 - Privacy of an individual
66446
67204
Exemption 13 - Third party's commercial confidences
66147
86148
71785
76772
77308
81421
91652
97675
Exemption 14 - Information given in confidence
61184
Exemption 15 - Statutory and other restrictions
66338
Treasury Ministers not responsible for the matter
61186
66457
66461
66459
66458
71129
Information not available
77004
77005
77006
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