MOD representation at Business and General Aviation Exhibitions

The request was refused by Ministry of Defence.

Dear Ministry of Defence,

I am writing with a request to supply information under Freedom of Information and or Environmental Impact Assessment legislation in respect of the MOD's attendance at Business and General Aviation exhibitions and shows.

From a previous FOI it has emerged that RAF Northolt exhibited at EBACE and had a stand paid for by World Fuel Services. Could you please provide information in answer to the following questions:

1. What other exhibitions/shows in 2013-2014 has RAF Northolt been represented (or will be represented) and the nature of that representation (staff attendance, exhibition, stands, etc)?

2. Was RAF Northolt represented at the Business & General Aviation Day (BGAD) and if so the number of staff present, exhibition space taken or stand provided?

3. Will RAF Northolt be represented at the Farnborough Airshow and if so please provide details of the number of staff that will attend and in what capacity and whether a stand will be operated by the MOD?

4. Have any other airfields operated by the MOD specifically been represented at Business and General Aviation shows in the UK or worldwide and if so which airfields?

5. Have any other corporate sponsors provided 'commercial gifts' to RAF Northolt at any other shows and if so what gifts have been declared and from which companies.

I look forward to the information that you provide in relation to these questions.

Yours faithfully,

David Gurtler

Air-DRes Sec-ParliBusiness (MULTIUSER),

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Dear Mr Gurtler,

 

Please find attached the acknowledgement of your FOI request of 27 June.

 

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Air-DRes Sec-ParliBusiness (MULTIUSER),

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Dear Mr Gurtler,

 

Please find attached the response to four FOI requests raised by you on 27
June.

 

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Dear Air-DRes Sec-ParliBusiness (MULTIUSER),

I am very disappointed with this reply.

It is quite clear that not all the information in this request relates to RAF Northolt and therefore I would expect the MOD to answer at least questions 4 and 5.

I shall accordingly request an internal review as your response is far from helpful. I imagine that it has taken longer for a member of staff to create this response than it has to actually provide the information required by those two questions.

Yours sincerely,

David Gurtler