Dear Mr Skene

Re : Request under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act

Thank you for your e-mail dated 16^th July, in which you sought information from the Ministry of Justice, as follows:

Please could you send me in electronic format a copy of the Order of Council dated 18 October 2002, related to the Honours Scrutiny Committee, as cited in Hansard:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200102/ldhansrd/vo021107/text/21107w13.htm

I enclose a copy of the Order of Council which you requested, relating to the Honours Scrutiny Committee of the Privy Council. I also enclose a copy of a further Order of 2005, which revoked the earlier Order and wound up the Committee.

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If you have filled this survey out before, we invite you to fill it out again in light of the recent response to your request.

Yours sincerely

Darren Over

Access Rights Unit

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