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77340

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	205430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Cabinet Office complies with any relevant legislation, including the Official Secrets Act, when responding to Written Parliamentary Questions.</p><p>Guidance to answering Parliamentary Questions is available online: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 205435 question first answered 21/07/2014 13:50:28 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

77385

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	205431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education responds to parliamentary questions in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance, available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>The guidance makes clear that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public and only withhold information where its disclosure would not be in the public interest. Such public interest would be determined with the relevant legislation in mind.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:01:17 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

77401

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	205432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office follows Cabinet Office guidance on drafting answers to Parliamentary Questions which is publicly available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/07/2014 11:46:06 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

77426

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	205433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the guidance on drafting answers to Parliamentary Questions on gov.uk, available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</p><p> </p><p>The guidance makes clear that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public and only withhold information where its disclosure would not be in the public interest. Such public interest would be determined with the relevant legislation in mind (Freedom of Information, Data Protection and the Official Secrets Acts etc).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/07/2014 16:43:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

77427

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	205434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the Member for Bassetlaw to the publicly available guidance on <br>answering Parliamentary Questions available at: <br>www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-g<br>uidance.</p><p><br>The guidance makes clear that Ministers should be as open as possible <br>with Parliament and the public and only withhold information where its <br>disclosure would not be in the public interest. Such public interest would be <br>determined with the relevant legislation in mind (Freedom of Information, Data <br>Protection, and the Official Secrets Acts etc).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 14:45:07 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

77464

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what No. 10 Downing Street's policy is on responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	205435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Cabinet Office complies with any relevant legislation, including the Official Secrets Act, when responding to Written Parliamentary Questions.</p><p>Guidance to answering Parliamentary Questions is available online: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 205430 question first answered 21/07/2014 13:50:28 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann