This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Dealings and/or correspondence with Ruth Kelly MP'.

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Government Equalities Office

Corporate Services

9/F8 Eland House

Bressenden Place

London

SW1E 5DU

T 0303 444 1204

E [Government Equalities Office request email]

17 March 2010

Our Ref: GEO/10/FOI/26

By email

Dear Andrew Gray,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request of 26 February 2010 regarding all correspondence received from Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP by the Government Equalities Office.

I can confirm that the Government Equalities Office does hold the information that you have requested as follows:

The Government Equalities Office received the following correspondence from Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP (updated since my reply of 22 February):

GEO #

Date of letter

Minister

Subject matter of letter

0221

28/01/2010

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Freedom of conscience

7943

26/07/2009

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

EHRC, Equality Bill costs and Home Office issues

7882

26/07/2009

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Christian care homes

7258

09/05/2009

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Breastfeeding in public

7068

15/03/2009

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Gender Pay Gap

5053

02/01/2009

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Positive Action

1440

03/12/2008

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Sexual exploitation - transferred to Home Office so no response from GEO

1350

06/11/2008 (date on original letter)

21/11/2008 (date that GEO received)

Addressed to John Healey, response from Maria Eagle

Homophobic bullying in the workplace

I have had consent from the Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP to release her letters and the departmental responses, attached. I am withholding the letters from the constituents under section 40(2) of the FOI Act in respect of personal data, and section 41 in respect of information supplied on a confidential basis. As both of these are absolute exemptions, there is no requirement to carry out a public interest test in this case.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. You should submit an internal review request within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and you should address it to: Sue Dookun, Corporate Services Manager, 9th floor, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU [Government Equalities Office request email]

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. You can contact The Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Corporate Services

Government Equalities Office

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