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Private Members Bill / Freedom of Information Act

The Leader, asked if he had a view of the Bill before MPs again tomorrow, said that the Government’s approach – to treat it as a House matter – was entirely appropriate. He recalled that, when the original White Paper had been published on Freedom of Information, there was an exemption for Parliament, as was the case in many other jurisdictions for special reasons connected with parliamentary privilege and such matters – not because of a desire to keep information covered up.

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This is outrageous, the Leader of the House is saying that the Freedom of Information Act was intended to be a worthless piece of paper from its inception. It was understood that there would be an exemption for Parliament? (who else are we concerned about). Seems to be a problem in understanding the meaning of the words "Freedom" and "Information".
Comment by simon — 2 May 2007 on 12:36 pm | Link

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