Hammond Visit to Kings Cross briefing, advice, lines to take

william perrin made this Freedom of Information request to Department for Transport

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From: william perrin

5 July 2010

Dear Department for Transport,

The Secretary of State visited King's Cross station on 20 May 2010
for a ceremony on Network Rail's new 'Platform Zero'.

I request under the Freedom of Information Act copies of all
briefing, advice lines to take etc provided for the Sectretary of
State, his accompanying offical party and the press office.

I also request copies that DfT may hold of correspondence between
officials and Ministers of the Department and Network Rail
preparing for and related to the visit.

There is strong public interest in the community around Kings Cross
about the state of affairs with regard to Platform Zero/Y and
Eastern Range. These projects are badly managed, over budget and
act against the local community interest. see
http://www.kingscrossenvironment.com/201...

Preparation for the Secretary of State's visit will have set out
the latest position and history and there is a strong public
interest in releasing it to hold public expenditure to account.

Arguments of commercial confidentiality cannot apply given that
there have already been substantial FOI disclosures on the costs of
the project (see my former requests that have been largely met).

Arguments of exemptions under advice to Ministers are nugatory -
there were no policy decisions to make here - it was a simple meet
and greet visit. This was an event publicised to the press on
property owned by a semi public company.

Arguments that this should wait until FOI comes to Network Rail are
nugatory - i am asking DFT, not Network Rail, i might ask them in
due course.

Yours faithfully,

william perrin

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From: Lara Bolch
Department for Transport

5 July 2010

Dear Mr Perrin

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information which has been allocated reference number P0006631. A response will be issued to you in due course.

Regards,

Department for Transport
Information Rights Unit
D/04, Ashdown House
Sedlescombe Road North
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7GA

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From: Mark Livock
Department for Transport

2 August 2010

Attachment 100802 WPerrin FOI 0006631 FINAL.DOC.doc
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Attachment Annex 1 100330 AA 008690 10 SoS Opening of Kings X Platform 0 FINAL.docm
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Attachment Annex 2 Email from NR FINAL.pdf
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Attachment Annex 3 Email from NR FINAL.pdf
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Attachment Annex 4 100520 PROGRAMME FINAL.docm
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Attachment Annex 5 Final NR Press Release FINAL.pdf
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Attachment Annex 6 100520 BACKGROUND FINAL.doc
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Dear Mr Perrin;

Please find attached our reply to your Freedom of Information Act request
dated 5 July 2010.

Kind regards;

Mark Livock

Principal Sponsor, London Projects

Tel.: 0207 944 6869

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From: Mark Livock
Department for Transport

2 August 2010

Attachment 100802 WPerrin FOI 0006631 FINAL.DOC.doc
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Attachment Annex 1 100330 AA 008690 10 SoS Opening of Kings X Platform 0 FINAL.docm
18K Download

Attachment Annex 2 Email from NR FINAL.pdf
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Attachment Annex 3 Email from NR FINAL.pdf
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Attachment Annex 4 100520 PROGRAMME FINAL.docm
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Attachment Annex 5 Final NR Press Release FINAL.pdf
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Attachment Annex 6 100520 BACKGROUND FINAL.doc
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Dear Mr Perrin;

Please find attached our reply to your Freedom of Information Act request
dated 5 July 2010.

Kind regards;

Mark Livock

Principal Sponsor, London Projects

Tel.: 0207 944 6869

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From: Lara Bolch
Department for Transport

12 August 2010

Attachment Annex 4 100520 PROGRAMME FINAL.docx
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Attachment Annex 1 100330 AA 008690 10 SoS Opening of Kings X Platform 0 FINAL.docx
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Dear Mr Perrin

Hopefully you are now able to read these attachments?

Regards.

Lara

Lara Bolch

Information Rights Unit

Department for Transport

D/04 Ashdown House Hastings

(0207 944) 8445

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Francis Irving left an annotation (16 August 2010)

Detailed blog post about this matter:

http://www.kingscrossaccess.com/2010/08/...

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