Meetings with Alistair Darling
Response to information request for details of Scotland Office meetings with Alistair Darling.
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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
Communications and media relations staff
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘Communications and media relations staff’.
Training courses for motorists who have committed minor speeding offences
23138 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: Why ‘training courses’ for motorists who have…
Expenditure on artwork or sculpture
Response to information request for details of expenditure on artwork or sculpture by the Scotland Office.
Methane and shale gas by constituency: FOI request 12/1439
Request for details of applications to test for/explore/carry out other research activity into the existence of methane and shale gas by parliamentary…
Office for Nuclear Development and energy companies - meetings: FOI request 12/1174
A request for details of correspondence and meetings between senior officials at the OND and energy companies considering nuclear power, energy…
Recruitment of HMIC - Tom Winsor
23062 We have a received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: Details of the process that Tom Winsor was…
Renewable Energy Association and Renewable UK - meetings: FOI request 12/0968
Requests for details of DECC meetings with Renewable Energy Association and Renewable UK from 1 October 2011.
Payment of boarding school fees
Questions relating to a scheme where the FCO will pay boarding school fees of its employees children. FOI Ref 0673-12
Private vehicle use: FOI request 12/0574
Series of questions on various aspects of the use of private vehicles by DECC employees.
Contractual terms under which the National Lead Force Funding is provided for fraud.
We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: The City of London Police are provided with additional…
Figures for the amount paid to interpreters
22422 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: Figures for the amount paid to interpreters…
International payments made by the FCO
International payments made by the FCO, broken down by calendar month. FOI Ref 0631-12
Media monitoring: 2008 to 2013
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘Media monitoring’.
Money spent on artwork and sculpture
Details of money spent on artwork and sculpture. FOI Ref 0678-12
UKBA Leaflets
22831 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: What is the annual consumption of your leaflet…
Supply of consultancy staff
Whether KPMG or any other consultancy firm have supplied staff to the FCO in recent years. FOI Ref 0643-12
Top 50 reasons for fixed penalties and deposits 2009 to 2011 (F0004226)
Freedom of Information response about the top 50 reasons for issuing fixed penalties and deposits from 2009 to 2011.
Ministerial visit to the USA and Canada
Response to information request for details of Scotland Office ministerial visit to the USA and Canada.
Appointments in Public Enquiry Office
23208 Follow Up to FOI 23134 I am writing to clarify the information I require by saying: “What are your procedures when releasing appointments…
Correspondence relating to Winsor Review
22680 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: In relation to Tom Winsor’s Independent Review…
DH FOI releases to requests made: 1 January to 31 March 2012
Please email your request for a FOI release, or write, to the Department of Health.
DH FOI releases to requests made: 1 October to 31 December 2011
Please email your request for a FOI release, or write, to the Department of Health.
Dispersal information on behalf of British Red Cross, Derby
23004 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: I would appreciate any information you can…
DWP FOI releases for June 2012
DWP Freedom of Information (FOI) releases published in June 2012.
Excess fares allowance (12/76)
Information about excess fares allowance extensions beyond the normal limit.
22527 Tom Winsor’s salary and expenses
22527 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: How much has Tom Winsor been paid for carrying…
22894 Drinking Banning Orders made since the Violent Crime Reduction Act came into force
22894 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: How many Drinking Banning Orders have been …
Car practical driving test statistics, waiting times and approved driving instructors on the register
Response to FOI request IA0125711: Car practical driving test statistics, waiting times and approved driving instructors on the register.
Cost of independent schooling in Scotland under the continuity of education allowance
Cost of independent schooling in Scotland under the “continuity of education allowance” for years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. FOI Ref 0625-12…
Details of staff in receipt of the continuity of education allowance
Details of staff in receipt of the “continuity of education allowance” over the last 3 years. FOI Ref 0636-12
Driving instructors who have consented for commercial use to accredited mailing houses
Response to FOI request IA0021012: Driving instructors who have consented for commercial use to accredited mailing houses.
Female approved driving instructor statistics (IA0025912)
Female approved driving instructor statistics.
Location of the Scotland Office
Response to information request on location of the Scotland Office.
Secondments in DECC: FOI request 12/0835
An update to the details of people on secondment into or out of DECC
HGV and PSV makes and models tested by VOSA (F0004213)
Freedom of Information response about the makes and models of HGVs and PSVs tested by VOSA.
Approved driving instructors on the fleet driver trainer register (IA0022912)
Approved driving instructors on the fleet driver trainer register.
Approved driving instructors removed from the register (IA0026512)
Approved driving instructors removed from the register.
Average time taken to qualify as an approved driving instructor
Response to FOI request IA0024912: Average time taken to qualify as an approved driving instructor.
Car and motorcycle theory test scores
Response to FOI request IA0027412: Car and motorcycle theory test scores.
Car and motorcycle theory tests taken, passed and failed nationally (IA0022712)
Car and motorcycle theory tests taken, passed and failed nationally.
Car practical driving tests conducted and passed at Airdrie and Glasgow (Baillieston)
Response to FOI request IA0023112: Car practical driving tests conducted and passed at Airdrie and Glasgow (Baillieston).
Car practical driving tests taken and passed at Herne Bay
Response to FOI request IA0021912: Car practical driving tests taken and passed at Herne Bay.
Car practical driving tests taken and passed in vehicles with and without dual controls
Response to FOI request IA0020912: Car practical driving tests taken and passed in vehicles with and without dual controls.
Car practical driving tests terminated in the interests of public safety in South Yorkshire
Response to FOI request IA0025612: Car practical driving tests terminated in the interests of public safety in South Yorkshire.
Car theory and practical driving tests in Nottinghamshire with an interpreter or voiceover
Response to FOI request IA0021512: Car theory and practial driving tests in Nottinghamshire with an interpreter or voiceover.
Car theory and practical driving tests taken 10 or more times in Nottinghamshire (IA0029312)
Car theory and practical driving tests taken 10 or more times in Nottinghamshire.
Car theory and practical driving tests taken in 2011 split by gender and age (IA0027012)
Car theory and practical driving tests taken in 2011 split by gender and age.
Cost of responding to FOI requests: FOI request 12/0827
The cost of responding to FOI requests received during a one week period at DECC.
Driving test cancellation: policy and procedures (IA0028412)
Driving test cancellation policy and procedures.
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%