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Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)Cabinet OfficeTabled Answered 2 December 2025UIN 93836

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on legal advice for Freedom of Information requests which were first declined and subsequently provided following challenges by (a) internal review, (b) Information Commissioner rul

Answered by Chris Ward

The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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