Letter: Sir Humphrey lives

Sir: If the barrier to the Government rooting out a set of documents at public request is because it costs pounds 600, then it is merely economics and budgets that are in the way. These barriers should disappear when it costs pounds 601 to answer all the letters (2nd Class) requesting that information. To this end, would you mind publishing the relevant addresses? I would really like to know if it was Stephen Byers who redecorated Lord Irvine's flat, and it would only take 2,858 of us writing before we got the information. I am willing to throw in my 21p worth.

NIGEL EDWARDS

Hastings, East Sussex