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EspañolFREEDOM OF INFORMATION (AMENDMENT) BILL
The 'Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill' is a private members bill introduced to the British House of Commons in 2007. Conservative Member of Parliament David Maclean introduced the bill to ensure that MPs correspondence is exempt from freedom of information laws such as the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Maclean said of his Bill:
Although the government claims it is neutral on the issue, private members bills rarely pass without government support, leading to claims the executive tacitly supports moves to water down freedom of information legislation. Members of the backbench committee of the Parliamentary Labour Party have emailed colleagues in support of the bill. The email said:
The proposed changes complement Government proposals to change the way freedom of information requests are costed. Critics of the changes claim the intention is to keep embarrassing information secret, rather than to save money.[3]
★ Bill tracker
★ Bill profile on Epolitix
★ Bill as presented to the Commons
★ Standard Note: SN/PC/4247, note setting out the background to the bill
★ Parliamentary research paper 07/18
★ Bill Committee website
★ Second reading debate, 19 January 2007
★ Committee stage debate, 7 February 2007
★ Commons debate, 20 April 2007
★ Prime Minister's Questions , 25 April 2007
★ Report stage debate, 20 April 2007
★ Jack Straw, Leader of the House of Commons, indicates support for the Bill, Business Questions 10 May 2007
★ Email from the Parliamentary Labour Party's Parliamentary Committee urging Labour MPs to support the Bill
★ Blair 'no comment' on info bill, 25 April 2007, BBC News
★ MPs to debate info exemption bid, 27 April 2007, BBC News
★ Opponents fail to block info bill, 18 May 2007, BBC News
★ MPs approve information law, 18 May 2007, Epolitix
★ Freedom of Information Bill marks shameful day for Commons, 18 May 2007, Liberal Democrats
Although the government claims it is neutral on the issue, private members bills rarely pass without government support, leading to claims the executive tacitly supports moves to water down freedom of information legislation. Members of the backbench committee of the Parliamentary Labour Party have emailed colleagues in support of the bill. The email said:
The proposed changes complement Government proposals to change the way freedom of information requests are costed. Critics of the changes claim the intention is to keep embarrassing information secret, rather than to save money.[3]
| Contents |
| References |
| The bill |
| Parliamentary debates |
| News articles |
References
The bill
★ Bill tracker
★ Bill profile on Epolitix
★ Bill as presented to the Commons
★ Standard Note: SN/PC/4247, note setting out the background to the bill
★ Parliamentary research paper 07/18
★ Bill Committee website
Parliamentary debates
★ Second reading debate, 19 January 2007
★ Committee stage debate, 7 February 2007
★ Commons debate, 20 April 2007
★ Prime Minister's Questions , 25 April 2007
★ Report stage debate, 20 April 2007
★ Jack Straw, Leader of the House of Commons, indicates support for the Bill, Business Questions 10 May 2007
★ Email from the Parliamentary Labour Party's Parliamentary Committee urging Labour MPs to support the Bill
News articles
★ Blair 'no comment' on info bill, 25 April 2007, BBC News
★ MPs to debate info exemption bid, 27 April 2007, BBC News
★ Opponents fail to block info bill, 18 May 2007, BBC News
★ MPs approve information law, 18 May 2007, Epolitix
★ Freedom of Information Bill marks shameful day for Commons, 18 May 2007, Liberal Democrats
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