Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics

Ministers' Correspondence with Members of Parliament

Handling Correspondence from Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, MEPs and Members of Devolved Assemblies: Guidance for departments

Contents

• Introduction
• Freedom of Information (Access to Information)
• Targets
• 'Treat Officially' Correspondence
• Members of Parliament
  • Substantive Replies
  • Holding Replies
  • Transfering Correspondence
  • Cross-Departmental Correspondence
  • Disputes
  • Signatures/Duty Ministers
  • Confidentiality
  • Campaign Letters
  • E-mail Correspondence
• Members of the House of Lords (Peers)
• Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)
• Members of Devolved Legislatures
• Monitoring and the Annual Report
• Annex A: Good Practice
• Annex B: Proforma for Contributions From Other Government Departments (doc, 55kb)