Cloud computing
Whether the department uses or had plans to adopt cloud computing
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
Freedom of Information costs
Costs incurred in responding to FOI requests
Giftcards
Policy on giving giftcards to staff
Mobile phones, laptops and iPads lost or stolen in last 5 years
The number of AGO mobile phones, laptops or iPads listed as lost or stolen in the last 5 years and the number issued to staff.
13/0740 Trading standard minutes and brokerage trading reports
FOI response to a request for minutes of DECC meetings with Trading Standards regarding collusion.
Bonuses Paid in 2012-13
We were asked:
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence appointed to advise on small business policy
The cost of appointing two Entrepreneurs-in-Residence to advise on small business policy.
Estates Department
We were asked:
Alternative methods of badger culling
What further methods of badger culling are being considered.
Badger cull correspondence
Correspondence between Defra and the Prince of Wales, Clarence House and the Duchy of Cornwall on the planned badger culls.
Marksman training and accreditation for badger culling
Request for information about marksman training and accreditation for the badger cull.
Oil & gas exploration in the Firth of Clyde: FOI 13/0568
FOI request response regarding Oil & gas exploration in the Firth of Clyde in the 1980s.
Procurement cards: FOI 13/0745
FOI request response regarding procurement cards issued by DECC.
Duchy of Cornwall Asset Transactions
Please provide a list of transactions of the Duchy of Cornwall that the Treasury has approved since 31 March 2009.
DWP statistical FOI releases for July 2013
DWP statistical Freedom of Information (FOI) releases published in July 2013.
UKCES FOI releases: April to June 2013
Freedom of information (FOI) releases for requests received by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) from April to June 2013.
DWP FOI releases for June 2013
DWP Freedom of Information (FOI) releases published in June 2013.
Conflicts of Interest
We were asked:
Defra off payroll contracts
Details of Defra off payroll contracts.
Defra waste/recycling bins and recycling figures
Information about waste and recycling in Defra.
Guardian newspaper & Guardian media group
Amounts paid to the Guardian newspaper and Guardian media groups and its subsidiaries including amounts for job advertisments.
National Register of Social Housing extract
The Department for Communities and Local Government has released information about an extract of the National Register of Social Housing.
Ash Dieback
Information about the "Stop the Spread" exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) show.
Badger Control Project Board
Information about documents relating to the Badger Control Project Board.
Details of UK transitional national plan
Information about the UK transitional national plan on pollution.
Hair trapping as part of badger number surveys in 2013
Badger cull methodology.
Hair trapping as part of badger number surveys in 2013
Badger cull methodology.
Hair trapping as part of badger number surveys in 2013
Badger cull methodology.
Internal drainage boards (IDBs) and enclosure awards
Information about drainage works in Doncaster.
McTimoney chiropractic association
Information about emails or letters between Defra and the McTimoney chiropractic association.
Total number of staff permanently based at the DECC office in Aberdeen: FOI 13/0727
Response to a request for information on DECC staffing
Advice to Ministers on phenylbutazone contaminated horsemeat
Advice to Ministers on phenylbutazone (bute) contaminated horsemeat
Information on subsidies provided to the big six: FOI 13/0639-772
Response to a series of FOI requests for information on subsidies provided by DECC to energy companies
National equine database running costs
National equine database running costs.
FOI 13/0702 Correspondence with Lord Cunningham of Felling
Response to FOI request for all correspondence between DECC and the Lord Cunningham of Felling - and his staff/office - since 2010.
FOI 13/0707 Correspondence regarding Brookfield or Siemens
FOI response to request for correspondence Lord Cunningham, the Prime Minister and Chris Huhne regarding companies Brookfield or Siemens
Advertising in the Guardian Media News Group
We were asked:
Companies that have the UK taxpayer as a shareholder
Lists company names that have the UK taxpayer as shareholder (even if a minority shareholder).
Flowers and Pot Plants
How much has been spent on cut flowers in the last 3 years.
Mobile phones, laptops and iPads lost or stolen in last 5 years and the number issued
The number of BIS mobile phones, laptops or iPads listed as lost or stolen in the last 5 years and the number issued to staff.
Spending on Cut Flowers and Pot Plants in Last Three Years
We were asked:
Correspondence about tobacco control and plain packaging (DE768033)
Correspondence about tobacco control between the Department of Health (DH) and the Australian and New Zealand governments.
Oil Pollution Emergency Plans (OPEP): FOI 13/0652
FOI request response regarding Oil Pollution Emergency Plans (OPEPs) and OPPC Permit.
Payments for work or advice provided in the privatisation of Royal Mail since May 2010
Payments to Rothschild Group, Lazard, Linklaters, UBS, Goldman Sachs and Barclays for work or advice provided during privatisation of Royal Mail.
External recruitment agencies used to recruit temporary or contractor staff
External recruitment agencies used by BIS to recruit temporary or contractor staff in the last year including job titles and grades or pay bands.
ICT Spend & Ethical Procurement policy
Amount spent on ICT equipment in the last 3 years
Staff seconded to DECC; FOI request13/0636
Staff who have been seconded to DECC from 1 January 2010 to the present day
Green jobs: FOI request 13/0708
FOI request response regarding the number of jobs created as a result of current energy and climate change policies.
Information on the Start-up Loans scheme
Information relating to the Start-up Loans scheme including partners of the scheme, loans and the evaluation.
Monetary policy issues: Exchange rate part D
Internal analysis and advice regarding the Exchange Rate in 1987.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 202 |
| 2006 | 256 |
| 2007 | 200 |
| 2008 | 91 |
| 2009 | 86 |
| 2010 | 327 |
| 2011 | 421 |
| 2012 | 870 |
| 2013 | 1,106 |
| 2014 | 1,850 |
| 2015 | 1,355 |
| 2016 | 1,160 |
| 2017 | 1,178 |
| 2018 | 529 |
| 2019 | 348 |
| 2020 | 335 |
| 2021 | 595 |
| 2022 | 368 |
| 2023 | 298 |
| 2024 | 340 |
| 2025 | 276 |
| 2026 | 208 |
Top publishers
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%