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Written question asked by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 October 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 October 2012. It was answered by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 October 2012 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Email

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he continues to use a private email account for Government business; and whether civil servants in his Department have access to that account in order to allow them to fulfil requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

[124074]

Answer

[holding answer 22 October 2012]: The Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), uses equipment supplied by the Department and his own IT equipment as appropriate, depending on his location and circumstances. Where information is generated in the course of conducting Government business, it is stored on departmental systems.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124074; 551 c1029W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Email Department for Education
Link
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