Phil I don’t have the details of this settlement and I was not party to any agreement on it being kept confidential. As a general principle we should be open and honest on these matters, people will get things wrong and clearly in this case, given the outcome and the fact that there has been some sort of deal done, those responsible will have to explain what took place. I said we did not need the UK version of the FOIA, as it was pretty useless given that the government can blank out anything that they deem is a threat to national security or is not in the public interest. It is also hugly expensive to administer given that it does not give the public what they want. There will always be things that are kept confidential, that is a fact of life and either side is free to agree or not that that is the going to be the case. There are things done that I as a member of the States are not particulary proud of on occasions and I suspect there will be more questions from deputies on this issue.
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