Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2021 to Question 15187 on Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information, in which month of 2019 did officials in her Department introduce a colour-coding system to track the (a) timeliness of responses, (b) progress of responses and (c) sensitivity of information in all Freedom of Information cases.

The Department’s case management system was introduced to help the Department track and evidence compliance with its Freedom Of Information obligations, as part of regular ongoing improvements to the Department’s processes. It was introduced in May 2019.