Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 November 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Freedom of Information
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many requests he has received to disclose information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and what the average time taken to make a decision on the disclosures has been.
- Answer
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The Ministry of Defence had received a total of 2,882 requests to disclose information under the Freedom of Information Act up to 30 June, the second quarter of 2005. We do not collect data on the average time taken to make a decision on disclosure and could provide this information only at disproportionate cost. However, during the second quarter, 80 per cent. of requests for information were answered within the 20-day deadline and 83 per cent. within the 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension. The Department for Constitutional Affairs publish these statistics on their website and will publish information for the third quarter in mid-December.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 439 c1562W;439 c1564W; 28351
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Applications Administrative delays Freedom of information Ministry of Defence
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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