Results 1-12 of 12 for "freedom of information" speaker:William Cash

Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day]: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (18 May 2009)

William Cash: This is a debate about freedom of information. It is a tale of cover-ups by two closed cultures: a cover-up by the hospital and its superior organisations, and a cover-up by the Government and their subordinate public organisations. That has resulted in a pincer movement of both death and despair. My constituents and the people representing the interests of the victims and the bereaved demand...

Written Answers — Treasury: Freedom of Information (9 Feb 2005)

Mr William Cash: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer from whom the application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for release of papers relating to the exit of the UK from the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992 was received; what the reasons are for the delay in responding to the request for the release of the papers; if he will place the papers in the Library; and if he will place in the Library the...

Public Bill Committee: European Parliament (Representation) Bill: Clause 8 - Combination of Gibraltar with existing electoral region (14 Jan 2003)

Mr William Cash: ...on boundary commissions and so on. The lack of consultation is astonishing coming from a Government who apparently put such a high premium on pre-legislative scrutiny, the openness of government and freedom of information. By any standards, there is a whiff of hypocrisy about it. I should like answers to my questions. Against that background, we have an indication of the rationale and...

Public Bill Committee: European Parliament (Representation) Bill: Clause 2 - Recommendation by Electoral Commission relating to changes in number of (7 Jan 2003)

Mr William Cash: ..., saying, ''Oh well, it's just tough. Those powers are in the Bill and you're going to have to put up with it''. I would like to know the rationale behind that. Are there any papers? Can I use the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or any other mechanism to discover that rationale? In particular, I should like to ask whether it is appropriate that the Lord Chancellor should have all the...

Public Bill Committee: Land Registration Bill [Lords]: Clause 66 - Inspection of the registers etc (11 Dec 2001)

Mr William Cash: ...to remove those safeguards and to allow access to leases and mortgages, both residential and commercial. I expect the Minister to say that rules in this matter follow the policy that underlies the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The presumption is to supply a copy of the information unless it falls within the exceptions of commercial confidentiality and data protection. Will the Minister...

Select Committees: European Standing Committees (5 Jul 2001)

Mr William Cash: ...be good enough to read that, because it contains a lot of the points that I want to make. There are still a number of issues that I would like to draw attention to now. First, in the interests of freedom of information, we need to think about the difficult subject of the advice given by civil servants to Ministers, and the extent to which Select Committees can have the opportunity to look...

Home Affairs and Constitution (27 Jun 2001)

Mr William Cash: ...given to Ministers. That is a difficult and delicate area, but the present rule precludes proper discussion about what is really going on. That problem is deeply related to another important matter--freedom of information. If we want a radical and proper examination of the interaction between voters and our constitution, we are bound to consider such matters and to arrive at conclusions in...

Access to Medical Reports Bill (12 Feb 1988)

Mr Bill Cash: ...sense his right of privacy—to enable him to have enough information to know what is going on in matters that affect his personal life. On the other side of the coin, one must consider whether freedom of information, which underpins that notion, could be an invasion of his privacy. I believe that that philosophical question will have been carefully considered by the hon. Member for...

Orders of the Day — Access to Personal Files Bill (20 Feb 1987)

Mr Bill Cash: ...understaffing departments and the forcing of expensive court cases. A Bill of this sort could be used for the purpose of pushing for a Bill of which I would not approve. Any pressure for a general freedom of information Bill would have to be resisted. I see difficulties in extensive and expensive litigation being incurred when attempts are made to push back the boundaries of the Bill to...

Orders of the Day — Access to Personal Files Bill (20 Feb 1987)

Mr Bill Cash: The hon. Gentleman says that the cost has been exaggerated, and he referred in particular to the United States. It was said in 1966 that the United States Freedom of Information Act would cost the Department of State involved $55,000 a year. In fact, last year the cost was $35 million for that department alone. The source of that information is unattributable, but it is most authoritative.

Orders of the Day — Access to Personal Files Bill (20 Feb 1987)

Mr Bill Cash: In connection with that poll and for my benefit, will my hon. Friend distinguish between the issue of freedom of information generally, which carries much broader implications, and what is contained in this Bill?

Official Secrets Act (Prosecution Policy) (6 Feb 1987)

Mr Bill Cash: ...that the hon. Gentleman is as much interested in grabbing headlines as in getting at the truth. I suspect that that is true of what happened earlier this morning. Campaigns such as the Campaign for Freedom of Information and the hon. Gentleman's suggestion of an appeal body, which was apparently endorsed at the Labour party conference, raise central questions about the nature of authority...