asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many freedom of information requests have been made to the Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service; how many are outstanding; how many were refused; and how many were granted. [HL4013]
The figures for the number of freedom of information requests made to the Public Prosecution Service are shown in the table below. At present there are no outstanding requests. The PPS has not refused any requests. In a number of cases the information requested was deemed to be exempt under the freedom of information legislation.
2006 2007 2008 (to date) FOI Requests Received 49 21 14 Information Exempt 7 9 5 Information Provided 42 12 9
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the estimated cost incurred by the Department for Work and Pensions in answering freedom of information requests from the TaxPayers' Alliance pressure group, including civil servant time. [HL4075]
My department does not hold information on estimated costs of responding to individual requests. Complying with the Freedom of Information Act does not require compilation of such estimates.