Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Article 210 of the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, what assessment he has made of the steps taken by the European Union to identify ways to expand access to and use of public government information for (a) all businesses and (b) small and medium sized enterprises since that agreement came into effect.

The UK is at the forefront of a global movement centred on demonstrating the value of open data to economic growth and how this can be used effectively, creatively and responsibly. We share best practice with European and international partners including the Open Government Partnership of 77 countries, the G8 and the OECD Open Government Data project. We will assess the European Union’s latest approaches to open data and the re-use of public sector information as part of our ongoing strategy.