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To ask the Leader of the House, what the average response rate was of his Office to individual Freedom of Information requests in each month since July 2016.
To ask the Leader of the House, what the average response rate was of his Office to individual Freedom of Information requests in each month since July 2016.
The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Constitution on 21 March 2017, to Question UIN 68036.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of freedom of information requests (a) granted and (b) refused by his Department in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of processing these applications was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of freedom of information requests (a) granted and (b) refused by his Department in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of processing these applications was...
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 25 February 2016 (PQ 26939).
https://wqa.parliament.uk/Questions/Details/34348
The processing of Freedom of Information requests is part of staff responsibilities across the Department. The number of hours spent on this activity, and therefore the total cost of processing applications, is not recorded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many freedom of information requests were (a) granted and (b) refused by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many freedom of information requests were (a) granted and (b) refused by his Department in each of the last five years.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) submits statistics on freedom of information performance to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis. These statistics, along with those of other departments of state, are published in a quarterly statistics bulletin (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics). The quarter four bulletin includes annual figures.
The FCO annual figures for 2010-2014 are shown in the attached table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what average time his Department took to respond to freedom of information requests in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what average time his Department took to respond to freedom of information requests in each year since 2005.
The Government publishes statistics on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 within central government, including on timeliness. These can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many hours his Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many hours his Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) does not hold data on the number of hours spent processing Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the physical or mental health of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the physical or mental health of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of...
In the last five years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has used Section 38 in a total of 94 cases. In 42 cases both sections 38 (1) (a) and (1) (b) were used simultaneously. Section 38 (1) (a) was used in a further nine cases and Section 38 (1) (b) was used in a further 43 cases. The following table provides a breakdown by year:
| Both | 38(1)(a) | 38(1)(b) | |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
In all Freedom of Information (FOI) cases handled by the FCO dedicated FOI case managers provide advice to Desk Officers on the correct application of exemptions. To do this case managers draw on Information Commissioner's Office guidance notes, including Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No19, as well as Freedom of Information Guidance for Practioners provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and available publicly on the MOJ web-site (https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners).
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the safety of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the safety of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in...
In the last five years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has used Section 38 in a total of 94 cases. In 42 cases both sections 38 (1) (a) and (1) (b) were used simultaneously. Section 38 (1) (a) was used in a further nine cases and Section 38 (1) (b) was used in a further 43 cases. The following table provides a breakdown by year:
| Both | 38(1)(a) | 38(1)(b) | |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
In all Freedom of Information (FOI) cases handled by the FCO dedicated FOI case managers provide advice to Desk Officers on the correct application of exemptions. To do this case managers draw on Information Commissioner's Office guidance notes, including Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No19, as well as Freedom of Information Guidance for Practioners provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and available publicly on the MOJ web-site (https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners).
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what instructions have been given to staff in his Department dealing with freedom of information requests on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, in considering whether to apply...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what instructions have been given to staff in his Department dealing with freedom of information requests on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, in considering whether to apply...
In the last five years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has used Section 38 in a total of 94 cases. In 42 cases both sections 38 (1) (a) and (1) (b) were used simultaneously. Section 38 (1) (a) was used in a further nine cases and Section 38 (1) (b) was used in a further 43 cases. The following table provides a breakdown by year:
| Both | 38(1)(a) | 38(1)(b) | |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
In all Freedom of Information (FOI) cases handled by the FCO dedicated FOI case managers provide advice to Desk Officers on the correct application of exemptions. To do this case managers draw on Information Commissioner's Office guidance notes, including Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No19, as well as Freedom of Information Guidance for Practioners provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and available publicly on the MOJ web-site (https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners).
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has declined to answer in full since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has declined to answer in full since 2010.
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) publishes a quarterly statistics bulletin concerning FOI responses from all Government Departments including The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The bulletin includes tables showing how many requests were granted in full, or resulted in some information being withheld or all information withheld. The MOJ statistics bulletin can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
I refer the honourable Member to my reply of 14 July 2014, Official Report, column 477W.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on legal fees in cases relating to the release of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on legal fees in cases relating to the release of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
We are unable to provide a reply as to do so would incur disproportionate costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2012, Official Report, column 525W, on British Indian Ocean Territory, for what reasons the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations do not apply to the British Indian Overseas Territory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2012, Official Report, column 525W, on British Indian Ocean Territory, for what reasons the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations do not apply to the British Indian Overseas Territory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to what extent the administration of British Indian Ocean Territory (a) based at his Department in London and (b) in Diego Garcia is subject to the provisions of (i) the Freedom of Information Act 2000, (ii) the Environmental Information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to what extent the administration of British Indian Ocean Territory (a) based at his Department in London and (b) in Diego Garcia is subject to the provisions of (i) the Freedom of Information Act 2000, (ii) the Environmental Information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department publishes on its website its response to each request it receives under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; whether the response is published in the same part of its website on each occasion; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department publishes on its website its response to each request it receives under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; whether the response is published in the same part of its website on each occasion; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in respect of how many responses to requests for information received by his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the reason of (a) commercially sensitive information, (b) information not held, (c) information too costly to provide and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in respect of how many responses to requests for information received by his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the reason of (a) commercially sensitive information, (b) information not held, (c) information too costly to provide and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Minister in his Department is responsible for determining whether exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 should apply to responses to requests for information under the Act; and which other Minister is responsible for making such determinations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Minister in his Department is responsible for determining whether exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 should apply to responses to requests for information under the Act; and which other Minister is responsible for making such determinations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department has received in each month since May 2010; how many responses given in each such month disclosed (a) the full information requested, (b) part of the information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department has received in each month since May 2010; how many responses given in each such month disclosed (a) the full information requested, (b) part of the information...
| Number | |
| 2010 | |
| May | 65 |
| June | 102 |
| July | 100 |
| August | 97 |
| September | 107 |
| October | 116 |
| November | 118 |
| December | 78 |
| 2011 | |
| January | 99 |
| February | 138 |
| March | 131 |
| April | 80 |
| May | 137 |
| June | 126 |