NHS Reorganisation

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 21 February 2012.

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Photo of Simon Burns Simon Burns The Minister of State, Department of Health 2:30, 21 February 2012

No, the hon. Gentleman is wrong. As he, or certainly Andy Burnham, will know, the risk register is an ongoing document—discussions between Ministers and civil servants on the formulation, implementation and transition of policies—and it would be wrong, in my opinion, for it to be published. That is why my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State appealed to the tribunal following the decision of the Information Commissioner, in line with the precedent adopted by Secretaries of State in the Labour Government in both the Department of Health and the Treasury.