To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the total cost has been of appealing against Freedom of Information Act requests submitted to HM Treasury since 1 January 2005, including appeals to the Information Commissioner, broken down by (a) internal costs and (b) external legal costs;

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the total cost has been of appealing against Freedom of Information Act requests submitted to HM Treasury since 1 January 2005, including appeals to the Information Commissioner, broken down by (a) internal costs and (b) external legal costs;

(2) what the (a) date, (b) value and (c) recipient was of each payment for external legal advice, support or representation in response to the Freedom of Information Act request by The Times newspaper that was released on 30 March 2007;

(2) what the (a) date, (b) value and (c) recipient was of each payment for external legal advice, support or representation in response to the Freedom of Information Act request by The Times newspaper that was released on 30 March 2007;

(3) what estimate he has made of the total amount of staff time spent on the Freedom of Information Act request by The Times newspaper that was released on 30 March 2007, broken down into time spent on (a) internal reviews, (b) contesting the application with the Information Commissioner and...

(3) what estimate he has made of the total amount of staff time spent on the Freedom of Information Act request by The Times newspaper that was released on 30 March 2007, broken down into time spent on (a) internal reviews, (b) contesting the application with the Information Commissioner and...

(4) what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of opposing the Freedom of Information Act request by The Times newspaper that was released on 30 March 2007, broken down into costs associated with (a) internal reviews, (b) contesting the application with the Information Commissioner...

(4) what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of opposing the Freedom of Information Act request by The Times newspaper that was released on 30 March 2007, broken down into costs associated with (a) internal reviews, (b) contesting the application with the Information Commissioner...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 18 January 2007, Official Report, column 1340W, on Freedom of Information requests, what role special advisers have in determining which Freedom of Information Act requests are selected for publication on his Department’s website.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 18 January 2007, Official Report, column 1340W, on Freedom of Information requests, what role special advisers have in determining which Freedom of Information Act requests are selected for publication on his Department’s website.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer who is responsible for determining which Freedom of Information Act requests are selected for publication on his Department’s website; and what criteria are used.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer who is responsible for determining which Freedom of Information Act requests are selected for publication on his Department’s website; and what criteria are used.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it has ever been his Department's policy to place all information provided in response to freedom of information requests on the internet.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it has ever been his Department's policy to place all information provided in response to freedom of information requests on the internet.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library copies of the internal Home Office guidance documents on (a) answering parliamentary questions for written answer and (b) responses to Freedom of Information requests.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library copies of the internal Home Office guidance documents on (a) answering parliamentary questions for written answer and (b) responses to Freedom of Information requests.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library copies of HM Treasury internal guidance documents on (a) answering parliamentary questions for written answer and (b) responses to Freedom of Information requests.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library copies of HM Treasury internal guidance documents on (a) answering parliamentary questions for written answer and (b) responses to Freedom of Information requests.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether special advisers in his Department have a role in whether requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 are accepted or rejected.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether special advisers in his Department have a role in whether requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 are accepted or rejected.