Written question asked by Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 May 1999. It was answered by Donald Dewar (Labour) on Monday, 10 May 1999 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many applications for information he received under the Open Government: Code of Practice on Access to Government Information in the last parliamentary session; and how many of these applications were granted. - Includes figures.

Answer: Dr. David Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications for information he received under the Open Government: Code of Practice on Access to Government Information in the last parliamentary session; and how many of these applications were granted. [83112] Mr. Dewar: This information is collected for monitoring purposes on a calendar year basis. Information for 1997 was published in the "Open Government Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, 1997 Report". In 1998 my Department (including non- departmental public bodies covered by the Code) received 263 applications for information made under the Code and granted 255 of them. From 1 July, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 331 c23-4W; 83112
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Disclosure of information Applications Freedom of information Government departments Scottish Office
Contains statistics: Yes