Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received in each of the last three years; and how many of those requests (a) remain unanswered and (b) have been referred to the Information Commissioner.

Statistical information on my department's performance in respect of handling Freedom of Information requests is published quarterly and can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics#2020

There have been no referrals to the Information Commissioner's Office this year. There were 2 in 2018, and 2 in 2019.