Common Purpose - Fees Office

John Walker made this Freedom of Information request to House of Commons

House of Commons did not have the information requested.

From: John Walker

18 May 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please supply:

1. the names and ranks/grades of all personnel in the Fees Office
who are Common Purpose 'graduates'.

2. the total expenditure by the Fees Office on Common Purpose
courses for each of the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to date together with a
copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose course paid for by the
Fees Office.

By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org By Common Purpose 'graduate', I refer
to those people who have passed the advanced Common Purpose
courses.

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

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francis ferrand left an annotation (18 May 2009)

Is it a fact that all the MPs who have had "extended" mortgage interest claims [after mortgage had been repaid] who have so far been reported benefiting from this are all Labour Party members ?
No other party MP's involved ?

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From: FOICOMMONS
House of Commons

22 May 2009

Dear Mr Walker,

Thank you for your email dated and received 18 May 2009.

Accordingly, we will endeavour to respond by 16 June 2009.

Mandy Kelly
Freedom of Information Assistant

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From: John Walker

17 June 2009

Dear FOICOMMONS,

I am overdue a response. Please set up an internal inquiry into
this.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: KELLY, Mandy
House of Commons

17 June 2009

Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your request for information which is shown below.

I am sorry for the delay but we have been unable to complete a response
to your request by the intended deadline of 16 June 2009. It is being
considered as a matter of priority and will be responded to as soon as
possible. Details of how to make a complaint about the handling of your
request will follow with the response.

Bob Castle
Head of Information Rights and Information Security
House of Commons

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From: FOICOMMONS
House of Commons

19 June 2009

Dear Mr Walker,

Thank you for your request for information which is copied below.

In 2001 the Fees Office ceased to exist as a separate office within the
Department of Resources and a new Operations Directorate has been
formed.

We have conducted a search in all personnel files of Operations
Directorate staff and the House of Commons database, however no records
of information relevant to your request have been found. Therefore we
can confirm that the information you require is not held by the House of
Commons.

You may, if dissatisfied with the treatment of your request, ask the
House of Commons to conduct an internal review of this decision.
Requests for internal review should be addressed to: Freedom of
Information Officer, Department of Resources, House of Commons London
SW1 OAA or [House of Commons request email]. Please ensure that you specify the
nature of your complaint and any arguments or points that you wish to
make.

If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information
Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Bob Castle
Head of Information Rights and Information Security

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