Scotland Office
An Oifls Albannach
Parliamentary Clerk
Dover House
LONDON, SW1A 2AU
Bye-mail:
[email address]
Telephone:
02072706746
Fax: 02072706815
[email address].g!ov.uk
Website:
www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk
11 February 2010
Dear Mr Smith
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
REQUEST
Thank you for your e-mail sent to the Scotland Office which we received on 5 February
2010.
You asked for the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
'Noting the following type of written question from an MP; 'To ask the Secretary of State for
Scotland
how many reports
or papers
have been produced
or commissioned
by the
Scotland Office since 2007; and what the (a) cost, (b) subject matter and (c) distribution run
of each report was."
Can you tell me
(a) the cost of finding out and answering this type of question
(b) the amount of written questions to the Scotland Office for the years 2008 and 2009.'
I am writing
to confirm
that the Scotland
Office
has now completed
its search
for
information.
i.
Some of this information is already available in the public domain and can be found
at
http://www.publications.
parliament.uk/pa/cm20091
O/cmhansrd/cm
100
120/wmstext/1
001
20m0001.htm#10012063000009
and
http://www.publications.parliament.
uklpa/cm20091
O/cmhansrd/cm 1
00128/text/1
00128w
0006.htm#10012870000071
ii. The number of written questions tabled to the Scotland Office in 2008 was 342.
()
I hope you find this helpful.
If you are dissatisfied with the decision made in relation to your request you may ask for an
internal review. A request for an internal review should be addressed to:
FOI Officer
1 Melville Crescent
EDINBURGH
EH3 7HW
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review you have the right to apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
The contact details are:
Information Commissioner's
Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
CHESHIRE
SK9 5AF
If you have any queries about this letter please contact me.
Yours sincerely
KAREN McNEILL
PaJ'iliamentary Clerk
INVESTOR
IN PEOPLE
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