Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions his Department has been ordered by the Information Commissioner to release information in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 since 24 July 2019.

Responses to all FOI requests are handled in line with the legislation, including applying relevant exemptions where applicable.

The costs of resourcing Freedom of Information requests are met within departmental budgets.

Decision notices issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, including those about the Cabinet Office’s handling of Freedom of Information requests, can be found on the Information Commissioner’s Office website at www.ico.org.uk.