Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government plans to respond to the request of the Brazilian Truth Commission for access to classified documents.

The Brazilian National Truth Commission requested information from the Government through the British Embassy Brasilia on 9th April 2014. The Embassy responded via a note verbale to the Ministry of Foreign affairs on 12th May 2014 referring the Commission to the National Archives and offering further assistance, if required.

We have no record of any other request for information, but are aware that the Commission’s report refers to a request for access to classified information which received no reply; we are investigating this.