Dear Mr Wyllie

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Thank you for your email of 4 February requesting information about work undertaken by the Wales Office, since publication of the Eighth Report of Session 2008-09 of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee - Post offices—securing their future. We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We have conducted a thorough search of our records and can confirm that the Wales Office does not hold information relevant to your request.

An investigation of the matter has revealed that there was no specific request directed to the Wales Office by the Committee for the information to which you refer. However a request from the Committee was directed to the Permanent Secretary at the Welsh Assembly Government and this request was copied to this Department for information.

You may therefore wish to direct your request to the Welsh Assembly Government. They may hold some of the information you are seeking. You can contact the Welsh Assembly Government at the following address:

Freedom of Information Officer
Welsh Assembly Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Tel: 0300 0603300
email: [email address]

If you are unhappy with the decision made in relation to your request, you may ask for an internal review. The internal review will be carried out by someone who did not make the original decision, and they will re-assess how the Department handled the original request. If you wish to do this, please write to:

Freedom of Information Team

Wales Office

Gwydyr House

Whitehall

London SW1A 2NP

Email: [email address]

If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner's Office under Section 50 of the Act. You can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at the following address:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me at the above address. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Stephen Knight

Freedom of Information Team

Wales Office | Swyddfa Cymru

Gwydyr House

Whitehall

London

SW1A 2NP

Tŷ Gwydyr

Whitehall

Llundain

SW1A 2NP

Tel/Ffôn: 020 7270 0534

Fax/Ffacs: 020 7270 6146

E-mail/E-bost: walesofficefoi@walesoffice.gsi.gov.uk