Results 1-11 of 11 for "freedom of information" speaker:David Drew

[Frank Cook in the Chair] — Nuclear Industry (19 Apr 2007)

David Drew: ...That is for the future and let us talk about the here and now. I will start with the point to which my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland (Mr. Reed) alluded: some of us are currently subject to a freedom of information inquiry about our interest in the nuclear industry. Like him, I have various bits of correspondence winging their way through my office at the present time. Considering...

Freedom of Information Act (23 Oct 2006)

David Drew: I am aware of a couple of examples of freedom of information inquiries being submitted when the information could have been put in the public domain by making other inquiries. Does the Minister accept that freedom of information requests can be time consuming and expensive and that there are other ways to obtain such information?

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (13 Feb 2006)

David Drew: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she is taking to speed up responses to Freedom of Information Act inquiries made to Government Departments.

Flood Prevention (River Severn) (7 Dec 2005)

David Drew: ...and there are questions about who was right and whether there was an effective flood protection device, it could be too late. Things got so bad that the parish council felt that it had to submit a freedom-of-information inquiry to the Environment Agency to try to get clarification. That is not good enough. This is an important issue, and I hope that the Minister will provide clarity. I do...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: CAP Payments (6 Apr 2005)

Mr David Drew: ...State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many complaints she has received concerning the decision to publish information on former details of Common Agricultural Policy payments under the Freedom of Information legislation.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: CAP Payments (5 Apr 2005)

Mr David Drew: ...ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with (a) the National Farmers' Union and (b) other farmers' organisations on the publication under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requirements of records of moneys paid under the Common Agricultural Policy.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Farm Incomes (10 Feb 2005)

Mr David Drew: My right hon. Friend understands that farmers want an early sign that they will receive single farm payments. As we live in the era of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, does he agree that the figures on payments by the state to individual farm holdings should be disaggregated, so we can see that the payments are going where they are most needed and that we are getting the best return?

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information (26 Jan 2005)

Mr David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what procedures she has put in place to respond to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to disclose the level of EU and domestic support made available to individual agricultural producers and landowners.

Written Answers — Home Department: Police Authority Funding (25 Jan 2005)

Mr David Drew: ...Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional funding is available to police authorities from central funds to implement (a) the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and (b) the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information (18 Jan 2005)

Mr David Drew: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how the Department plans to monitor the number of requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and how often, and where, it plans to publish information on the number of such requests to (a) Government departments and (b) other public agencies.

Written Answers — Home Department: Police Funding (18 Nov 2004)

Mr David Drew: ...Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional funding is available to police authorities from central funds to implement (a) the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and (b) the Freedom of Information Act 2000.