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Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 December 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Thursday, 9 December 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of those files contaminated with asbestos he estimates to be accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - Inc no figures.
Answer

Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of those files contaminated with asbestos he estimates to be accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. [199856] Mr. Caplin: The Freedom of Information Act requires a case-by-case assessment in the circumstances of the time as to whether information which is the subject of a request may be withheld under any of the exemptions in the Act. It is therefore not possible to make an overall estimate.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
199856; 428 c687W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Access Asbestos Archives Contamination Freedom of information Ministry of Defence Departmental records
Legislation
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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