MT Buyout

Summary

The requester asked for all correspondence held by the interim Health and Social Care Minister regarding Manx Telecom's offer for a government buyout. The Department of Health and Social Care responded that they do not hold the requested information.

Key Facts

• The request was made to the Department of Health and Social Care on 2024-11-18.
• The information sought concerned correspondence held by interim Minister Alfred Cannan.
• The subject matter was Manx Telecom's offer for the Isle of Man Government to take over the provider.
• The authority determined they do not hold the requested information.
• The request was formally closed on 2024-12-12.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-11-18
• 2024-12-12
• 4262589
• Section 11(3)a

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)a of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information not held)

Original Request

Please may you provide me with all correspondence, including texts, emails, SMS, WhatsApp messages, letters etc. that is held by the interim Health and Social Care Minister Alfred Cannan to which there is reference to or discussion about Manx Telecom's offer for the Isle of Man Government to take over/buy out the telecommunications provider.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Officer: Paul Richardson Freedom of Information Team First Floor Belgravia House Circular Road Douglas IM1 1AE

Our ref: 4262589 12 December 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 18 November 2024, which states:

"Dear Sir,

Please may you provide me with all correspondence, including texts, emails, SMS, WhatsApp messages, letters etc. that is held by the interim Health and Social Care Minister Alfred Cannan to which there is reference to or discussion about Manx Telecom's offer for the Isle of Man Government to take over/buy out the telecommunications provider.

Thanks."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold the information that you have requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) is unable to provide the information that you have requested. This is in line with Section 11(3)a of the Act, as a practical refusal reason applies; namely we do not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

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I will now close your request as of this date.