Results 1-20 of 32 for "freedom of information" speaker:Yvette Cooper

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I need to get on to Lords amendment No. 2, which is about the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Again, we do not believe that the amendment would be appropriate. It is important that the public and the House have information about Northern Rock, and as I have made clear, the full, audited annual accounts will be published by the end of March.

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: If the hon. Gentleman will take his seat, I will make a little progress with the arguments about freedom of information, and if I have time, I will give way to him later.

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: No, I will not until I have made some progress. [Interruption.] The hon. Gentleman will let me make some progress on the points about freedom of information— [Interruption.]

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: I will give way to my hon. Friend in a moment, but as I have said repeatedly to hon. Members on both sides of the House, I am keen to make a couple of points about freedom of information before taking interventions on it. I hope hon. Members will let me make a little progress. We believe that it would not be appropriate, however, to apply the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000...

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: ...also has an exemption from the Act on the information that it holds in relation to the provision of private banking services and related services. That is included in schedule 1 in part VI of the Freedom of Information Act, so it is written into the Act. That is important.

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I shall make one more point about the importance of the freedom of information issue, then I shall be happy to take interventions from hon. Members. Let us be clear. We do not want Northern Rock to have to reveal commercially sensitive information that might undermine its position with regard to its competitors. [Interruption.] We do not want it to be in a situation...

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: My hon. Friend makes an important point, but he will recognise that there is a public interest test at the heart of the Freedom of Information Act—and it is right that there should be. It is important that an organisation that needs to function in the commercial markets has some certainty about what the status of different pieces of information will be. We see the bank as something that...

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: ...curious consequence of the way in which the amendment has been drafted. Under the amendment, even after Northern Rock was sent back into the private sector and sold, it would still be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. That is clearly bonkers and shows that it is simply a wrecking amendment designed to prevent it being viable to operate Northern Rock effectively in the public...

Delegated Legislation: Clause 6 — Transfer of property, rights and liabilities (21 Feb 2008)

Yvette Cooper: .... Friend the Chancellor has put in the Library, and which provides greater clarity on that detail. I am conscious of the fact that many issues need to be raised. There is an important question about freedom of information that I need to cover as part of this debate.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Home Condition Reports (9 Oct 2006)

Yvette Cooper: ...access solely for the purpose of monitoring and auditing the work of certification schemes, and that of the register operator. Information held on a register will be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act on the basis that the Housing Act 2004 prohibits disclosure from the register except in accordance with the regulations. A home condition report properly compiled...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Planning Inspectorate (20 Apr 2006)

Yvette Cooper: ...a register or list, the Inspectorate provides details of individual Planning Inspectors' qualifications and previous experience when requested. Following an analysis of requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Inspectorate is considering how best to make more information about Inspector recruitment, relevant qualifications and training and the decision-making...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Pathfinder Projects (14 Nov 2005)

Yvette Cooper: The Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders are permitted to make their minutes and papers available to hon. Members who represent their pathfinder areas. For Freedom of Information purposes the pathfinders should be considered part of the local authority which acts as its 'accountable body'. Therefore the legal duty to respond to an FOI request falls to the accountable body.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Regional Housing Boards (21 Oct 2005)

Yvette Cooper: ...investment: final decisions rest with Ministers, as would be the case should Regional Assemblies take over their work. Regional Assemblies are voluntary bodies and not therefore subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, "Guidance on the General Principles of Designation of Voluntary Regional Assemblies", issued by my Department in October 2004 states: "The Assembly should...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: FOI Requests (14 Mar 2005)

Ms Yvette Cooper: Guidance on Publication Schemes, issued by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in July 2002, recommended that where information is disclosed to an individual in response to a request under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, Departments and NDPBs should consider whether the information disclosed is of general interest and include released information in the Publication Scheme where...

Standards Board (1 Feb 2005)

Ms Yvette Cooper: ...) and for Hendon (Mr. Dismore)—who expressed concerns about the issue of confidentiality and the way in which it is addressed. There is an issue about the relationship between the code and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We need to ensure that the code reflects the introduction of that Act and operates clearly in line with it. The code of conduct was set out in 2001 in advance...

Standards Board (1 Feb 2005)

Ms Yvette Cooper: As I said, ethical standards officers are already expected to be trained in the Freedom of Information Act and to consider whether the information is properly confidential. It is obviously a matter for the panel and the tribunals to take their decisions on individual cases, so we must make such issues explicit, but clearly freedom of information matters are already considered. My hon. Friend...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Freedom of Information (13 Jan 2005)

Ms Yvette Cooper: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created in 2002 and provided a common Freedom of Information (FOI) service to both the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Department for Transport until 2003. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has employed the following numbers of full-time equivalent staff to deal with Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: NDPBs (15 Jul 2003)

Ms Yvette Cooper: ...not a statutory requirement; f) no advisory non-departmental public bodies publish minutes of meetings. This is not a statutory requirement. All of these bodies are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which requires each of them to put in place a Publication Scheme by February 2004 for classes of material that they intend to publish. They will also need to...

Written Answers — Lord Chancellor: Freedom of Information (24 Feb 2003)

Ms Yvette Cooper: Pursuant to section 87(5) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a full report on the progress being made on implementation of the Act was laid before both Houses on 28 November 2002 (HC6). In line with this requirement a further report will be laid before the House before the end of November this year. In the meantime, the Act continues to be implemented according to the timetable announced...

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

Ms Yvette Cooper: ...'s work has changed in recent years. It supports the courts and the judiciary, and it deals also with a series of constitutional issues, including matters under the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and House of Lords reform. The Department deals increasingly with many of the issues connected with guaranteeing democracy and the various constitutional pillars of...