1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ 
Information Rights Unit  
 Tel: 0207 270 4558  
Fax: 0207 270 4861  
Nick Gulliford 
  
[FOI #8430 email] 
 www.hm-treasury.gov.uk  
 
[email address]  
 
Ref:  IRU 9/181 
CEU email 17117/09  
 
 
25 March 2009 
Dear Mr Gulliford 
 
 
 
Freedom of Information Act request: Marital Status of Borrowers 
 
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 
2000, which we received on 25 February 2009 and for your subsequent message of 
27 February. 
You asked us for data on the marital status of borrowers who took out mortgages or 
other loans from UK banks. 
Having searched our records  I can confirm that  the Treasury does not hold 
information relevant to your request. 
     If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. It will be helpful to us if        
you remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications. 
 
 
      
     Information Rights Unit 
     On behalf of HM Treasury 
 
 
 
     
 Your Rights to Complain under the FOI Act 
 
If you are not happy with this reply, you may request a review by writing to HM Treasury, Information Rights Unit, 
2/S2, 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ. Email public.enquiries@hm -treasury.gov.uk 
<mailto:public.enquiries@hm -treasury.gov.uk>.   
Any review request must be made within 2 months of the date of this letter.   
It would assist our review if you set out which aspects of the reply concern you and why you are dissatisfied.   
 
If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information 
Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the 
complaints procedure provided by the Treasury.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The 
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. 
 
 

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