Written question asked by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) on Monday, 22 November 2010.

Coalition Policies

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Strathclyde on 8 November (Official Report, col. 6), which stated that the Government's responses to the consultation on the Programme for Government were available on departments' websites, why responses on (a) crime and equalities, (b) Europe, (c) families and children, (d) foreign affairs, (e) government transparency, (f) civil liberties, (g) immigration, (h) national security, (i) the National Health Service, (j) political reform, (k) public health, (l) schools, (m) social action, (n) social care and disabilities, and (o) transport, no longer appear on departmental websites; and what plans they have to reinstate them.

Answer: All of the responses referred to in the Question are still available on departmental websites. I have asked for a page to be created on the Cabinet Office site which clearly links to each of the departmental responses. Links to some departmental responses on the archived version of The Coalition: Our Programme for Government may not work. This is because the technology used to archive websites has difficulty capturing content held on sites other than the ““target”” site. I have asked the National Archives to investigate a solution to this.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3791; 722 c261WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Coalition Policies
Monday, 8 November 2010
Oral questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Government departments Internet Public consultation Policy
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk