Results 1-6 of 6 for "freedom of information" speaker:Tom Brake
- MR. Mark Petre (22 May 2008) has video
Tom Brake: ...— "as appropriate (and then placed on the publication scheme)." Will the Under-Secretary of State for Defence investigate why that should be the case? Why should it be necessary to make a freedom of information request to access the report? I know that a redacted copy exists—indeed, I have seen extracts from it. A redacted copy was passed to the next of kin on whose behalf I am...
- Point of Order: Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) (12 Jun 2007)
Tom Brake: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2000; to remove the provisions permitting Ministers to overrule decisions of the Information Commissioner and Information Tribunal; to limit the time allowed for public authorities to respond to requests involving consideration of the public interest; to amend the definition of public authorities;...
- Point of Order: Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) (12 Jun 2007)
Tom Brake: ..., the vote was described as "an abysmal decision", with MPs "acting in a way uncomfortably reminiscent of Communist officials in East Germany". The Daily Mail headline was no more flattering: "MPs' freedom of information cover-up is a dark day for democracy". The Sun was characteristically blunt: "MPs back squalid secrecy Bill". My Bill—
- Point of Order: Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) (12 Jun 2007)
Tom Brake: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am about to do so. My Bill will demonstrate to our constituents that Members are committed not only to protecting freedom of information legislation, but to reinforcing it. It will strengthen freedom of information powers in three key areas: it will remove the ministerial veto; it will limit the time allowed for public authorities to respond to requests involving...
- Debate on the Address (17 Nov 1999)
Mr Tom Brake: ...Labour Back Benchers. Another bad aspect of the Queen's Speech is the proposal to tinker with the Child Support Agency. We should not tinker with it, but scrap it. The ugly is represented by the Freedom of Information Bill, which provides for little freedom and little information. Another example of the ugly is the proposal to reduce access to trial by jury, which other hon. Members have...
- Orders of the Day — Pollution Prevention and Control Bill (8 Jun 1999)
Mr Tom Brake: ...Bill is what is needed. The crucial difference is that people have a right to know about dangerous pollutants emitted from sources in their area. That is where the protection of the environment and freedom of information combine—something to which the Liberal Democrats are committed. My hon. Friend's Bill, supported by Members from both sides of the House, would deliver that. It is...