BIS Ref: 01.04.05/6581c

Your Ref:

2 October 2009

Dear Mr John

Freedom of Information request 09/1455

Thank you for your letter of 30 September 2009 (11:18) to the Department asking for the following information to be released via the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You asked:

for the period 1 January 2006 to the present day, please would you

disclose to me;

1) Correspondence (letters, fax, email etc) between David Hendon

and 121Media/Phorm

2) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

BT, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media products

3) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Lord Lamont of Lerwick, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

4) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Sir Brian Bender, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

5) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Lord Peter Mandelson, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

6) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Patricia Hewitt MP, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

7) Dates/agendas/minutes/briefing notes of meetings between David

Hendon, and the executive/non-executive management of Phorm

8) Dates/agendas/minutes/briefing notes of meetings between David

Hendon, and the executive/non-executive management of British

Telecom

To elaborate the list BT Executives and Non-Executives of interest,

I would be grateful if you would consider the following people in

the context of item 8;

BT Executives

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Tim O'Sullivan (Director of BT Public Affairs)

Ian Livingston (Chief Executive BT Group)

Michael Rake (Chairman)

Maarten van den Bergh (former Deputy Chairman)

Ben Verwaayen (former Chief Executive BT Group)

Gavin Patterson (Chief Executive BT Retail)

Hanif Lalani (Director BTGS)

Andy Green (former Director BTGS)

Francois Barrault (former Director BTGS)

Emma Sanderson (Director of Value Added Services)

Andrew Parker (Company Secretary)

Non-Executives

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Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP Senior Independent Director)

Tony Ball (Non-Executive Director)

Matti Alahuhta (former Non-Executive Director)

Carl G Symon (Non-Executive Director)

Clayton Brendish (Non-Executive Director)

Phil Hodkinson (Non-Executive Director)

Deborah Lathen (Non-Executive Director)

Eric Daniels (Non-Executive Director)

many thanks, regards P John

Responding to my request on 30 September 2009 for clarification, particularly to point 8 you supplied the following clarification

To clarify I'm interested in any discussion/meeting at which David Hendon discussed matters related to 121Media/Phorm advertising systems, or the Government's response to the European Commission's recent infringement proceedings.

The Department has completed its search for the information you asked for. I shall answer your points separately.

1) Correspondence (letters, fax, email etc) between David Hendon

and 121Media/Phorm

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Department.

2) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

BT, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media products

This has already been released to you in response to an earlier FoI request (08/0718). I refer you to our letter to you of 13 November 2008.

3) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Lord Lamont of Lerwick, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Department.

4) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Sir Brian Bender, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Department.

5) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Lord Peter Mandelson, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Department.

6) Correspondence (letter, fax, email etc) between David Hendon and

Patricia Hewitt MP, concerning Phorm and/or trials of 121Media

products

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Department.

7) Dates/agendas/minutes/briefing notes of meetings between David

Hendon, and the executive/non-executive management of Phorm

Following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Department.

8) Dates/agendas/minutes/briefing notes of meetings between David

Hendon, and the executive/non-executive management of British

Telecom

Following the clarification received from you to this request, which limited the subject matter of any dates/agendas/minutes/briefing notes to any discussion/meeting at which David Hendon discussed matters related to 121Media/Phorm advertising systems, or the Government's response to the European Commission's recent infringement proceedings , I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Department.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerfely

Patrick Balchin

Patrick Balchin

Appeals procedure

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