Dear Mr Young

Re : Request under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act

Thank you for your e-mail dated 15 October 2008, in which you made the following FOI request:

Please provide information on whether the Ministry of Justice (and formerly the Dept. Constitutional Affairs) has performed any research or consultation exercises to ascertain the level of public support for an English parliament, or some form of English votes or English Grand Committee.

The Ministry of Justice has not performed any research or consultation exercises to ascertain the level of public support for an English Parliament, or some form of English votes or English Grand Committee.

If you are unhappy with the result of your request for information, you may request an internal review within two calendar months of the date of this letter by writing to : Data Access and Compliance Unit, Information Directorate, Ministry of Justice, 1st Floor, Zone C, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

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 Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Data Access & Compliance Unit

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