Mr Glenn Fleetwood

By e-mail

Julian Smith

Policy Advisor

Roads Strategy Division

Department for Transport

Zone 3/05

Great Minster House

76 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DR

Web Site: www.dft.gov.uk

9 March 2009

Dear Mr Fleetwood

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST : MERSEY TUNNEL ACTS

(REF CODE - F0005097 )

Thank your for your letter of 23 February to the Department of Transport, under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This was received by this Department on 23 February. In your letter you asked;

“Please could you provide me with a complete list of Acts relating

to the Mersey Tunnels from their inception to the present day.”

You will wish to be aware that under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act, we are not required to provide information which is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available and can be purchased from the Stationery Office

They have a website - see weblink below. The website states that publications produced by The Stationery Office can be obtained from network of authorised agents throughout the UK, and provides a list of regional outlets & contact phone numbers.

http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?trackid=002068&FO=1233470

If you do not have access to the Internet at home, you may be able to use facilities at your local public library.

If you are unhappy with the way the Department has handled your request or with the decisions made in relation to your request you may complain within two calendar months of the date of this letter by writing to the Department's Information Rights Unit at:

Zone D/04

Ashdown House

Sedlescombe Road North

Hastings

East Sussex TN37 7GA

E-mail: [email address].uk   

Please see attached details of DfT's complaints procedure and your right to complain to the Information Commissioner.from [department] you may ask for an internal review. You should contact [name of official and address] if you wish to complain If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Julian Smith

Roads Strategy Division

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You have the right to complain within two calendar months of the date of this letter about the way in which your request for information was handled and/or about the decision not to disclose all or part of the information requested. In addition a complaint can be made that DfT has not complied with its FOI publication scheme.

Your complaint will be acknowledged and you will be advised of a target date by which to expect a response. Initially your complaint will be re-considered by the official who dealt with your request for information. If, after careful consideration, that official decides that his/her decision was correct, your complaint will automatically be referred to a senior independent official who will conduct a further review. You will be advised of the outcome of your complaint and if a decision is taken to disclose information originally withheld this will be done as soon as possible.

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

090209 - FOI Request Glenn Fleetwood - Mersey Tunnel Acts