Prime Minister's medication

John Walker made this Freedom of Information request to Cabinet Office

The request was refused by Cabinet Office.

From: John Walker

11 September 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

It is a matter of great public interest that the following question
be answered:

Is Mr Brown on medication of any sort?

If so, what medication and what are the doses?

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

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nutty (Account suspended) left an annotation (11 September 2009)

Surely this is personal information and therefore exempt under the FOI Act.

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John O'Connor left an annotation (14 September 2009)

This seems a bit broad. Maybe narrow it down to the use of psychotropic drugs?

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Janine Baker left an annotation (16 September 2009)

As well as being exempt as personal information, this would not be information held by the Cabinet Office. People within the Cabinet Office may know what medication he is on, but it is not their information to share.

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Ben Jones left an annotation ( 7 October 2009)

In what sense is this in the Public interest?
Would you willing to reveal your medication history?

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From: John Walker

10 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

A response to this FOI request is overdue. You should have replied
by now, and are breaking the law.

Please set up an internal review.

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

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Cabinet Office

12 October 2009

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Dear Mr Walker,

Please see attached.

Kind regards,

Yasmine Edwards

FOI Team

Cabinet Office

Tel: 020 7276 2473

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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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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