Letter of House of Commons Library to Andrew George M.P., dated 16.06.1997

Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for your request for information dated 2 April.
We will endeavour to reply to your request promptly, but in any case by
5 May 2009.

Kind regards,

Katarina Ndrepepaj

Freedom of Information and Resources Coordinator

From 1 December 2008, the Freedom of Information and Data Protection
team in the Department of Resources has been known as the Information
Rights and Information Security Service (IRIS Service) and responsible
for:

* Supporting the House in fulfilling its statutory duties under
the Information Acts
* Coordination of the House of Commons Data Security policy and
support for risk management *new
* Managing Records Management policy and practice for the
Department of Resources *new

We are based in Rooms 7-13 to 7-15 of 7 Millbank (use the Dean Stanley
lifts). For help or assistance in any of the above areas, please
contact the IRIS team.

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Dear Mr Bimmler,

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

I am sorry for the delay in responding to your request. We will endeavour
to respond to you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Katarina Ndrepepaj

Freedom of Information and Resources Co-ordinator

House of Commons

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Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for your email.

We are seeking advice on this matter and will reply as soon as possible. I
am not able to give you a definitive date at this stage, but we will keep
you apprised on the progress.

Once again, please accept my apologies for the delay.

Yours sincerely

Katarina Ndrepepaj

Freedom of Information and Resources Coordinator

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Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for your request for information which is copied below. I
apologise for the delay with our response.

We can confirm that the information you require is held by the House of
Commons.

The House has concluded that the provision of this information to you
would, or would be likely to, prejudice the effective conduct of public
affairs and your request is refused. The exemption described in section
36(2)(b)(i&ii) and section 36 (2)(c)of the FOI Act (prejudice to
effective conduct of public affairs) applies. The exemption is being
applied because the confidentiality of the House of Commons research
service to the Member of Parliament using it is a fundamental element of
the service's effective operation. Any breach of that confidentiality
would therefore inhibit the free and frank provision of advice and, in
general, be prejudicial to the conduct of public affairs by the House of
Commons. This is an absolute exemption and the public interest test
does not apply.

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
SW1A 0AA 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 the decision to apply section 36 of the 2000 Act in respect
of your request is upheld by review, a certificate signed by the Speaker
may be issued. This certificate would provide conclusive evidence that
the exemption was required for the purpose described above.

Yours sincerely

Bob Castle
Head of Information Rights and Information Security

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Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for your request for internal review received 8 May 2009. We
shall deal with it promptly, our internal target for dealing with
internal reviews is 30 working days and we will endeavour to respond to
you by 22 June 2008.

Yours sincerely

Katarina Ndrepepaj

Freedom of Information and Resources Coordinator

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Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for your request for an internal review. Owing to the
pressure of current events, all staff are very busy and it may take some
time for us to be able to send you a response on the internal review of
your request. Please accept our apologies for this delay, and our
assurances that a response to your internal review will be issued as
soon as is practicable.

Yours sincerely,

Katy Turner
Freedom of Information Coordinator

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Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for your email. Your instructions are noted.

Yours sincerely,

Bob Castle

Head of Information Rights and Information Security

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