Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 10 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 June 2003. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Friday, 13 June 2003 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many records were released, broken down by Department, under the Open Government initiative from 10th January 2002 to 31st December 2002. - Inc fact that a breakdown is not available centrally.

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many records were released, broken down by Department, under the Open Government Initiative from 10 January 2002 to 31 December 2002. [119105] Mr. Alexander: A breakdown by Department of the records released under the Open Government Initiative (OGI) from 10 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 is not available centrally. The requirement for periodic returns under the OGI, the last of which reflected the position as at 31 December 2001, has diminished over the years as departments have dealt with the major task of re- reviewing closed records. There are currently no plans to conduct a further updating exercise.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 119105; 406 c1151W;406 c1153W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Archives Freedom of information Government departments Public records
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk