Cabinet Office
- Date 13 October 2025
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 27: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office about a gift of ‘footwear’ given to the then Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, by the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, specifically the amount this gift was purchased for by Mr Sunak. The Cabinet Office withheld this information on the basis of sections 27(1)(c) and (d) (international relations) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of these exemptions and that the public interest favours withholding the information.