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Northern Ireland Office: Freedom of Information

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Question for Northern Ireland Office

UIN 23355, tabled on 28 June 2021

Question

Fleur Anderson
Labour
Putney
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Freedom of Information requests have been referred by his Department for advice on handling to the Cabinet Office’s clearing house for Freedom of Information requests in each year since 2016.

Answer

Mr Robin Walker
Conservative
Worcester
Commons

Answered on

1 July 2021

The Northern Ireland Office does not hold this information centrally, and it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The Northern Ireland Office has referred requests to the Cabinet Office Clearing House where appropriate and in line with the published criteria. This is available on the gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-and-freedom-of-information.

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