Companies given legal indemnity

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Dear Department of Health,

Please could your provide a list of pharmaceutical companies that were given legal indemnity for any reason or product and the date on which that indemnity was given, covering the period of 1975 - 1995.

Yours faithfully,

JJ Evans

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Dear J J Evans,

Please find attached the Department's response to your recent FOI request.

Yours sincerely,

Alison Tingle
Freedom of Information Officer
Department of Health

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Dear Department of Health,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Health's handling of my FOI request 'Companies given legal indemnity'.

I find it absolutely impossible to believe the department does not hold this information, if the department does not hold this information I think serious questions need to be asked as why this information is not held, however, clearly it is.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

JJ Evans

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Dear Mr/Mrs Evans

Please find attached (above) the Department of Health’s response to your
request for an Internal Review.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Doole

Senior Casework Manager

Freedom of Information Team

Department of Health

79 Whitehall

LONDON SW1A 2NS

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