Correspondence with Halliburton
Response to a request for all correspondence held between DECC, OUGO and Halliburton.
Source · Transparency & FOI
GOV.UK Published FOI Responses
12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
Secretary of State meetings
Response to request for details of meetings between Edward Davey and external organisations.
Smartphone 'apps'
Response to request for details of smartphone applications (‘apps’) downloaded onto ministerial mobile phones and/or tablets.
FoI requests costs
Response to request for details of resource costs to the department responding to FoI requests.
Ministerial offices
Response to request for details of the size of each DECC minister's personal office.
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund applications
Response to FOI request for details for information relating to applications for the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF).
List of Matt Hancock’s staff and their salaries
Response to FOI request for details Matt Hancock’s staff and their salaries.
Ministers' time within DECC
Response to FOI request for details on the amount of time ministers spent in the Department.
Ministerial journeys and costs
Response to FOI request for details of journeys on DECC business undertaken by its ministers in Ministerial cars.
Correspondence regarding 2014 update of energy and emissions projections
Freedom of Information request to provide the breakdown by technology of the renewable build.
Correspondence regarding more detailed breakdown of the projected cumulative new and total capacities
Freedom of information request regarding a more detailed breakdown of the projected cumulative new and total capacities.
Minutes of the Interdepartmental Group on the Green Economy and Growth
Freedom of Information request for the historical sets of minutes of the Interdepartmental Group on the Green Economy and Growth, jointly chaired by Chief Economists of DECC, BIS and Defra.
Green policies impact on energy costs
Response to FOI request for details on the impact of energy & climate change policies on energy prices & bills.
Gas and electricity price impacts
Response to FOI request for information on the detailed gas and electricity price impacts (£/MWh) of all policies.
Correspondence DECC officials & parliament emails of Amber Rudd
Correspondence between all DECC officials and the two parliamentary email addresses of Amber Rudd MP.
Hacks into DECC website
Response to FOI request for information successful / attempted hacks into DECC websites.
FOI on supplementary information from the 2014 prices and bills report
Freedom of information request response regarding the 2014 prices and bills report
iTunes and Android
Response to FOI request on the department's spend in iTunes and Android stores.
Newspaper advertising
Response to FOI request for information on the department's expenditure on advertising in national newspapers.
Alllocation of toilets
Response to request relating to the number and allocation of toilets within DECC.
Give As You Earn scheme
Response to FOI request for information Payroll Giving / Give As You Earn scheme.
Government Car Service
Response to request on the total payments made the department to the ‘Government Car and Despatch Agency’ or the ‘Government Car Service’.
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
Response to request details of all meetings, any gifts (financial or otherwise) and any hospitality received.
Government expenditure on climate research
Response to FOI request for information relating to Government expenditure on climate research
The use of fossil fuel
Response to request on the decarbonisation of our economy and the unsustainable aspect of fossil fuel use.
Behavioural Insights Team
Response to request for information on the department's spend with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT).
Behaviour or conduct of Special Advisers
Response to request for information on complaints relating to the behaviour or conduct of Special Advisers in DECC.
Equality training
Response to request for information on equality training for Minister of State for Energy Matthew Hancock.
Offshore Environmental Strategic Assessment (OESEA) Monitoring
Response to request for reports resulting from the monitoring of the effects of implementing either or both of the OESEA or OESEA2.
Correspondence with Geological Society of London
Response to request for information on correspondence between DECC and the Geological Society of London concerning the ShaleUK conference.
DECC employees earning in excess of £100,000
Response to request for information on DECC employees earning in excess of £100,000 in 2013-14.
Staff on secondment to DECC
Response to request for information on staff on secondment to DECC from each of the "big four" accountancy companies.
Press leak inquiries
Response to request for information on the number of press leak inquiries carried out by DECC between 1 January 2004 and 10 October 2014
DECC ministerial car
Response to request for information on the use of the department’s ministerial car by ministers over the past 12 months.
DECC ministerial photographs
Response to request for information on the official portraits of all DECC ministers who have served under the coalition government since 2010.
Michael Fallon meetings
Response to request for information on meetings between Michael Fallon and various organisations.
Correspondence regarding the government consultation on underground drilling access.
Freedom of information request response regarding correspondence over the last six months on the government consultation on underground drilling access.
Requests for filmed press interviews for Minister Matt Hancock
Response to request for information on the number of filmed press interviews for Minister Matt Hancock
Response to FOI request relating to the response time for Section 37 applications
Response to FOI relating to the response time for Section 37 applications.
DECC communications team
Response to a request for information on people employed in the communications team of DECC.
Noise induced hearing loss
Response to a request for information on claims for compensation for noise induced hearing loss.
Number of responses received by DECC to the Underground Drilling Access consultation
Response to a request for information on the number of responses received by DECC to the Underground Drilling Access consultation.
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff
Response to a request for information on Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff employed in DECC.
Communications between DECC ministers and various organisations regarding planning permission related to shale gas sites
Communications between DECC ministers and various organisations regarding planning permission relating to shale gas sites.
Communications between Ed Davey MP and major energy companies and others
Response to a request for information on communications between Ed Davey MP and major energy companies, the trade association and the energy regulator.
Correspondence with Tamboran Resources
Response to Freedom of Information request.
Official diaries of DECC ministers
Response to a request for information on the official diaries of DECC ministers for June 2013.
Shale Gas road map
Response to a request for information on correspondence about the Shale Gas road map.
“Right to be Forgotten” ruling
Response to a request for information on removal requests to Google following the EU's recent “Right to be Forgotten” ruling.
Communications and correspondence relating to unconventional oil and gas extraction in the UK
Response to a request for information on communications and correspondence relating to unconventional oil and gas extraction in the UK.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 173 |
| 2013 | 209 |
| 2014 | 159 |
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2016 | 4 |
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FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
Best on-time rates
Debt Management Office
100.0%
Serious Fraud Office
100.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
99.0%
Wales Office
96.8%
Charity Commission
96.6%
Lowest on-time rates
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
50.0%
Health and Safety Executive
63.0%
Department for Business and Trade
67.0%
Cabinet Office
69.9%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
73.6%