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Public Administration Committee Publications

Public Administration - Third Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 12 February 2004.


CONTENTS


Terms of Reference

Summary

Report

Introduction

Openness and accountability

Access to information

Citing the relevant exemption

Quality of responses-referral to the Committee

Coordinated replies

The public record and referral to the internet

Timeliness

Comparison of departmental guidance

Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Reports from the Public Administration Select Committee since 2001

Appendix 1

Submitted by the Principal Clerk, Table Office, House of Commons

Pattern of answers list for session 2000-01

Appendix 2

Letter from the Clerk, Public Administration Select Committee

List of Memoranda

Appendix 3

Submitted by the Principal Clerk, Table Office, House of Commons

Pattern of answers list for session 2001-02

Appendix 4

Letter from the Second Clerk, Public Administration Select Committee, to all Departments

List of Memoranda

Appendix 5

Letter from the Rt Hon Frank Field MP

Reply from the Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP, HM Treasury

Reply from the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Letter from Mr David Laws MP

Reply from the Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP, HM Treasury

Letter from Mr David Laws MP

Letter from Mr Barry Gardiner MP

Reply from Ruth Kelly MP, HM Treasury

Letter from Tony Wright MP

Reply from Mr David Lammy MP, Department of Health

Appendix 6

Letter from Tony Wright MP

Reply from the Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP, Department for Work and Pensions

Letter from Dr Richard Taylor MP

Reply from the Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP, Department of Health

Letter from Mr Paul Burstow MP


 
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