Department for Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 27 April 2017.
Tim Farron
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by his Department since 8 May 2015.
Marcus Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Local Government)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Yes5 people think so
No3 people think not
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House of Parliament 'Major Parliamentary Occasions - http://www.parliament.uk/works/occasion.cfm#prorog
BBC News A-Z Parliament - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/p-q/82524.stm
