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Gavin Whenman made this Freedom of Information request to Cabinet Office
The request was refused by Cabinet Office.
From: Gavin Whenman
22 November 2008
Dear Sir or Madam,
My Freedom of Information request relates to the monarch's
theoretical power to withhold the Royal Assent to any parliamentary
bill that has completed all its stages through the House of Commons
and the House of Lords.
a. Does the Cabinet Office or Cabinet Secretary hold any documents
relating to HM Government's plans should the monarch withhold his
or her assent to a government bill?
b. Does the Cabinet Office or Cabinet Secretary hold any documents
relating to HM Government's plans should the monarch withhold his
or her assent to any other parliamentary bill?
c. If such documents exist, could the Cabinet Office or Cabinet
Secretary please release them into the public domain for debate and
consultation.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Whenman
Cabinet Office
26 November 2008
CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI260464
Dear Mr Whenman,
Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
24/11/2008 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know the likely charges before proceeding.
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,
FOI Team
Cabinet Office
E: [1][Cabinet Office request email]
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Cabinet Office
10 December 2008
Dear Mr Whenman,
Please find attached to this email a letter regarding your recent Freedom of Information request.
Many thanks
Daniel Hunt
Openness Advisor
Knowledge and Information Management Unit (Openness Team)
Room 3.30, Admiralty Arch, London SW1A 2WH
Tel: 020 7276 2219
e-Mail: [email address]
The Cabinet Office computer systems may be monitored and communications carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes.
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Gavin Whenman left an annotation ( 5 January 2009)
Rather than an internal review, I've submitted separate requests for each of the last 12 years.
Alex Skene left an annotation ( 5 January 2009)
Splitting them into 12 different requests may not help you with regards to costs, they can aggregate your separate requests to calculate the total amount. You may have been better off just asking for info from the last 1 or 2 years
See http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foi-s... for more information.
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