Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
A ministerial department in the UK, also called DIUS
On the 5th of June 2009 the Government created a new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The Department was created by merging BERR and DIUS.
FOI requests to the successor department can be made via:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/bis
35 Freedom of Information requests made
Costs of PR and FOI
Dear Ms Brooke,
I refer to your request of 16 July 2009 under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 for information for the past three years:
1. Th...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Heather Brooke on 2 September 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Heather Brooke on 2 September 2009.
British Armed Forces Day
Dear Mr Simpson,
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) dated 29
May 2009. I am sorry for the delay in provid...
Partially successful.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to John Simpson on 12 August 2009.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to John Simpson on 12 August 2009.
Wye College and Imperial College Act 1999
Blog post about this request: http://www.wyeweb.org/?p=4139
Partially successful.
Request to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Mary Braithwaite. Annotated by Francis Irving on 16 July 2009.
Request to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Mary Braithwaite. Annotated by Francis Irving on 16 July 2009.
Retrofit for the Future
Dear Mr Urquhart
Thank you for your email dated 2 June addressed to the former Department
of Innovation, Universities and Skills, requesting inform...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Sam Urquhart on 14 July 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Sam Urquhart on 14 July 2009.
Student Loan Arrears
Dear Dr Hamer,
Thank you for your email of 19 May requesting a Freedom of Information Act
internal review, and your subsequent email dated 4 July o...
Partially successful.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Dr K J Hamer on 13 July 2009.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Dr K J Hamer on 13 July 2009.
Higher Education Funding
Dear Ms Talmy,
Thank you for your email dated 27 June 2009 about the funding of Higher
Education.
Firstly, I would like to inform you that Freedo...
Partially successful.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Beccy Talmy on 2 July 2009.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Beccy Talmy on 2 July 2009.
Distance learning exemption (student unions) - election of officers
Dear Mr Hedges
Thank you for your e-mail of 23 May about Section 22(9) of the 1994
Education Act.
This section states:
(9) Subsection (2)(d) an...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Donald Hedges on 17 June 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Donald Hedges on 17 June 2009.
Student Loan Repayment criteria
Dear Dr Hamer,
I refer to your request for an internal review, which was received on 7
March 2009. In your request you did not accept that the pub...
Partially successful.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Dr K J Hamer on 12 June 2009.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Dr K J Hamer on 12 June 2009.
First Aid at Work Allowances
FOI health and safety 2009/0048004
Dear Mr McPherson
Thank you for your request for information to DIUS, which we received on
30 May 2009, in wh...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Stephen McPherson on 11 June 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Stephen McPherson on 11 June 2009.
Request for information on Job Advertisements
Dear Mr Starky
Thank you for your e-mail of 1 April, addressed to the Department for
Innovation, Universities and Skills' (DIUS) Information mailbo...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Gavin Starky on 11 May 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Gavin Starky on 11 May 2009.
Student Loan Interest Rates
Dear Dr Hamer,
Thank you for your email dated 25 April 2009 about the interest rate applied to student loans.
I have not dealt with your enquiry as a...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Dr K J Hamer on 1 May 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Dr K J Hamer on 1 May 2009.
DIUS staff qualification statistics
Re: My correspondence with your reference: 2009/0029181.
Thank you very much for the response, its timeliness and its open and frank nature. It i...
Successful.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Andy Chapman on 23 April 2009.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Andy Chapman on 23 April 2009.
Scientific Advisory Councils
Dear Mr Burton
I am writing to confirm that we have now completed our search for the
information you requested on 27 February. A copy of the inform...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Charlie Burton on 26 March 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Charlie Burton on 26 March 2009.
MP's with Science qualifications to at least BSc level
Dear Mr Walker
In my e-mail to you of 3 March, I promised to get back to you with a
response to your request made under the Freedom of Information...
Information not held.
Information not held by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Ian Walker on 15 March 2009.
Information not held by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Ian Walker on 15 March 2009.
Number and duration of meetings held with record industry lobbyists
Dear Mr Holloway
Thank you for your e-mail of 18 December, in which you requested
information under the Freedom of Information Act, about meetings...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Michael Holloway on 5 March 2009.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Michael Holloway on 5 March 2009.
Number and duration of meetings held with record industry lobbyists
You should have responded to my freedom of information request concerning meetings held with record company lobbyists by 21 January 2009 so are now...
Long overdue.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Michael Holloway on 22 January 2009.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Michael Holloway on 22 January 2009.
Performance-related pay
Thank you very much for your reply
Yours sincerely,
Susan
Successful.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Susan Davis on 9 January 2009.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Susan Davis on 9 January 2009.
correspondence with the British Standards Institution re Office Open XML
Your reference: 08/0592
Thank you very much for your response to my request and the information released, which I received today.
Sincerely,...
Partially successful.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Kaihsu Tai on 11 November 2008.
Follow up sent to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills by Kaihsu Tai on 11 November 2008.
Information about Job advertisements
04/09/2008
Dear Mr Starky,
FOI 08/0525
I am writing with regards to your FOI request of 12 August regarding the
number of job vacancie...
Successful.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Gavin Starky on 4 September 2008.
All information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Gavin Starky on 4 September 2008.
Common Purpose expenditure and invoices by British universities with focus on the University of Portsmouth.
Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for your email of 20 July, addressed to the DIUS, Information
mailbox, about Common Purpose expenditure and invoices by Bri...
Information not held.
Information not held by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Richard Smith on 5 August 2008.
Information not held by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to Richard Smith on 5 August 2008.
Higher Education Statistics Agency student record
Dear Mr Trice,
I refer to your request received on 22 July 2008 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for information about the Higher Educatio...
Partially successful.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 31 July 2008.
Some information sent by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 31 July 2008.
Higher Education Qualifiers by Super Output Areas (SOAs) Lower Layer.
Dear Mr Trice ,
I refer to your 4 requests received on 22 July 2008 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for information about Higher Educati...
Rejected.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 30 July 2008.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 30 July 2008.
Super Output Areas (SOAs), date for HESA to be able to sell data based upon?
Dear Mr Trice,
I refer to your request received on 22 July 2008 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for information about the date from whic...
Rejected.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 29 July 2008.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 29 July 2008.
Total Higher Education Qualifiers by Parliamentary Constituency.
Thank you for your recent email. A reply will be sent to you as soon
as possible (where a response is required). For information, the
departmental st...
Rejected.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 25 July 2008.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 25 July 2008.
Higher Education Qualifiers by Super Output Areas (SOAs) Middle Layer!
Thank you for your recent email. A reply will be sent to you as soon as
possible (where a response is required). For information, the
departmental sta...
Rejected.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 23 July 2008.
Rejection by Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to James Trice on 23 July 2008.
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