Results 1-12 of 12 for "freedom of information" speaker:Harry Cohen

Written Answers — Justice: Departmental Freedom of Information (6 May 2008)

Harry Cohen: ...State for Justice how much (a) has been spent by the Information Commissioner's Office and (b) paid to the Commissioner's counsel in relation to the appeals to the Information Tribunal relating to freedom of information requests made by (i) Campaign Against Arms Trade (EA/2007/40) and (ii) Nicholas Gilby (EA/2007/71/78/79).

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Freedom of Information (1 May 2008)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost to his Department has been of appealing against freedom of information requests submitted by Nicholas Gilby (EA/2007/71/78/79), including to the Information Tribunal; and how much has been paid to counsel representing his Department.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (15 Jun 2005)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been referred to the Central Clearing House; and what proportion of these referrals have been accompanied by a recommendation that an exemption should be applied to the request.

Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Freedom of Information (11 Jun 2002)

Mr Harry Cohen: To ask the Solicitor-General what plans she has to propose changes to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to align its provisions with the Council of Europe Recommendation on Freedom of Information; and if she will make a statement.

Written Answers — Lord Chancellor: Freedom of Information Act (25 Feb 2002)

Mr Harry Cohen: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he estimates all the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will be implemented.

Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill: Discretionary Disclosures (5 Apr 2000)

Mr Harry Cohen: ...the application of the remaining seven and a half data protection principles, in particular the fairness rules of the first principle, which may mean that data subjects must be informed about freedom of information access. That would no doubt trigger the application of the right contained in section 10 of the Data Protection Act to object to the processing—in this case the disclosure...

Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill: Discretionary Disclosures (5 Apr 2000)

Mr Harry Cohen: ...'s response. Several options are available to resolve some of the problems. For instance, any public official mentioned in the data could consent to the release of his personal data; but if a freedom of information request is dependent on such consent, it cannot really be called freedom of information. Of course, names, initials or identifiers of individuals can be removed from documents...

Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill: Discretionary Disclosures (5 Apr 2000)

Mr Harry Cohen: ...; but of course there is information on the number of times we have voted and the number of times that we have rebelled, and that goes to our constituency parties. That is a welcome bit of freedom of information to our constituency parties. 4 pm I wish to make some other points about the protection of private life. My amendment recognises that, in a case of disclosure of personal data to...

Orders of the Day — Data Protection Bill [Lords]: Minor and Consequential Amendments (2 Jul 1998)

Mr Harry Cohen: ...problems, so I do not know why those new exemptions have been introduced. There are powers in the Bill for data controllers to delay the giving of information. That proposal will not be in the freedom of information Bill, but it will be in this Bill, and it will cost a lot of money. The Data Protection Registrar has expressed concern about clause 59, which has been described as a...

Data Protection Act (19 May 1989)

Mr Harry Cohen: ...figure was based on a comprehensive survey of members of the public, but it has been ignored by the Government. Recent surveys at the end of last year by the National Consumer Council, the consumer magazine Which? and the Freedom of Information Campaign have all shown that the cost of subject access is seriously deterring data subjects from exercising their rights under the law. With only...

Access to Personal Files (7 Feb 1989)

Mr Harry Cohen: The instrument about access to personal files relates to freedom of information and freedom to information. I agree with some of the anxieties that have been expressed from both sides of the House. First, I wish to refer to the £10 fee that can be incurred under the Data Protection Act 1984 and under the instrument. I believe that it will create all sorts of problems, a couple of which...

Data Protection Act 1984 (Amendment) (10 Nov 1987)

Mr Harry Cohen: The Minister last week described me as an aficionado on the subject for asking parliamentary questions and trying to extend the rights of individuals. Data protection is like a freedom of information right for individuals to see the computer records that are held on them. Access should be as wide as possible. Exemptions, restrictions and denial of access should be kept to a minimum. The Data...