Results 1-8 of 8 for "freedom of information" speaker:Ann Clwyd

[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] — Inter-Parliamentary Union (22 Nov 2007)

Ann Clwyd: ..., The Times reported a private meeting of the British group with the Iranian delegation at the IPU assembly in April this year. Details of that meeting were provided following a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the FCO. Minutes taken at that meeting by an FCO official describe a member of our delegation referring to the hangings in Iran of Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Open Government (8 Jul 1998)

Ms Ann Clwyd: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his commitment to openness in government. I know from his strong freedom of information proposals that he believes that it is essential to our democracy to have that openness. I hope that he may long continue in his present post; despite the malign briefing against him, he has done an excellent job. However, some other Government Departments are not as...

Welsh Assembly (25 Jul 1997)

Ms Ann Clwyd: ...and Scotland more control over their own affairs within the United Kingdom". He mentions new citizens' rights under the European convention on human rights and states the Government's commitment to freedom of information. I hope that we do not have to wait much longer for a freedom of information Bill to become law. The new Assembly wants to consider what sort of standing orders and...

Debate on the Address: First Day (14 May 1997)

Ms Ann Clwyd: ...this time. Many important measures will be introduced in the first Session of Parliament, and I welcome that. The Government are addressing important issues very quickly. However, I am sorry that a freedom of information Act is missing, although there is a promise for the future. The Labour party's commitment to freedom of information goes back more than 20 years. Since 1974, that...

Estimates 1993–94: Privacy and Media Intrusion (10 Jun 1993)

Ms Ann Clwyd: ...-ownership to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. We will look for ways of bringing more diversity to local, regional and national newspapers. We agree with the Select Committee that greater freedom of information is an essential component of any action to regulate the press. We are totally committed to a freedom of information Act. We note that the Government oppose the Bill of my...

Oral Answers to Questions — National Heritage: Calcutt Report (25 Jan 1993)

Ms Ann Clwyd: May I exercise my own right of reply to correct an inaccuracy? A few moments ago, the Minister said that I am in favour of statutory controls. Does he accept that, until we have a freedom of information Act, the only statutory control on the press of which I am in favour is a statutory right of reply? Will he make that clear and not repeat his mistake of trying to perpetuate an inaccuracy?

Press Self-Regulation (Review) (14 Jan 1993)

Ms Ann Clwyd: ...journalism. The report in many respects misses the central issues involved in questions of press freedom. It says nothing about access to public information through the introduction of a freedom of information Act. Nor does it say anything about a right of reply for citizens whose lives are wrecked through the publication of gross inaccuracies about their private lives or their business...

Special Branch Activities (3 Feb 1987)

Ms Ann Clwyd: ...the Ministry of Defence and when they are prepared— there seemed to be some indication this afternoon that they would be— to replace the totally discredited Official Secrets Act with a Freedom of Information Act, we can more easily define what should be kept secret in the national interest and what should rightly be public knowledge. Until that time, if only the Left in...