Oral Answers to Questions

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick Excerpts

Wednesday 11th December 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Maude]

My hon. Friend is completely right: there was an amazing community response to the emergency caused by the storm surge. He is quite right that parish councils, particularly in rural areas, play an incredibly important role in a completely voluntary way. I would also like to pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who I understand was out there in the small hours of the morning, working alongside his constituents to support them.

[Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP)]

T3. Can the Minister tell us what proportion of the files subject to the 30-year rule the Department has released to the National Archives, and how many of them relate to Northern Ireland?

[Mr Maude]

Not off the top of my head, but I will write to the hon. Lady and let her know.