Results 1-6 of 6 for "freedom of information" speaker:Tim Boswell

Written Answers — Justice: Freedom of Information: Compensation (30 Oct 2007)

Tim Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information he holds on which Government Departments have a policy of making compensation payments to people making requests to them under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 when the deadlines for providing information set out in that Act are not complied with.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information: Standards (29 Oct 2007)

Tim Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities make compensation payments to people making requests to them under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 when they fail to meet the deadlines for providing information set out in the Act.

Public Bill Committee: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Clause 1 (7 Feb 2007)

Tim Boswell: ...in the way of it. The question is not simply about the formal legal position after one has gone through the interaction of the various caveats, safeguards, exemptions and other protections under the Freedom of Information Act. It is simple: a  constituent comes to see us, we listen to their caseand do something about it in our own way, usingall the nuances that we want and advising...

Public Bill Committee: Higher Education Bill: Clause 23 - Condition that may be required to be imposed by English funding bodies (2 Mar 2004)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...were outside the regulated sector and too expensive. The provisions could also be used down the track, by issuing a graduation certificate. If the Minister has to release information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, he may make a reasonable charge for doing so, but he may not profit from the exercise by charging whatever figure comes into his head.

Opposition Day: Trade Union Recognition (6 Apr 1998)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...Members are not disposed to back any solution to Labour's little local difficulties. Our motion was tabled in the interests of finding out what Labour thought it meant, thus providing a service to freedom of information. We are, sadly, little wiser, but we know that, if it is forced to decide—and it will be—it has a clear choice between 100 years of Labour history or upsetting...

Orders of the Day — Wireless Telegraphy Bill [Lords]: Access to Information (11 Mar 1998)

Mr Tim Boswell: ...job properly, it is essential that the information is provided. That is the major reason for the new clause, but a second and important one is that, taking the Government's declared philosophy of freedom of information, information should not be withheld by the Government unless there is a compelling reason for doing so. We sometimes have difficulties in getting information from the...