Results 1-20 of 28 for "freedom of information" speaker:Michael Fabricant

[Mr. Eric Martlew in the Chair] — Canals (11 Dec 2007)

Michael Fabricant: ...forced to carry less tonnage. That is at a time when DEFRA is supposed to be leading the charge to tackle climate change and reduce emissions—something that waterborne freight achieves. A freedom of information answer requested by the Inland Waterways Association last week produced a list from British Waterways of £3.8 million of deferred maintenance in this year alone. British...

Oral Answers to Questions — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Complaints (21 Nov 2006)

Michael Fabricant: How many freedom of information complaints have been referred to the Information Commissioner; and if she will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Complaints (21 Nov 2006)

Michael Fabricant: I am grateful to the Minister for her answer. She will have read the Select Committee report "Freedom of Information—one year on". The Constitutional Affairs Committee received evidence that people had "waited months for the Information Commissioner to start investigating their complaints." In the conclusion to that report, the Committee said that her Department should be taking "a more...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: M6 Toll Road (17 Jan 2006)

Michael Fabricant: The Minister is dead right in saying that the study is in its early stages because an inquiry under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 has revealed that the Highway Agency says: "The current position regarding the M54 to M6 Toll Link is that development work has not proceeded as quickly as originally" planned. He recognised the importance of that link road to strengthen not only the economy...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Freedom of Information (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Michael Fabricant: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many inquiries have been made by members of the general public to her Department for information under Freedom of Information legislation since 1 January; and how many of these inquiries were responded to within 20 days.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr Michael Fabricant: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what support he plans to provide to local authorities to help them in responding to inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs for what reasons local authorities are not permitted to levy a charge for the time incurred in answering questions from residents under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr Michael Fabricant: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans he has to reimburse local government for additional costs incurred as a result of responding to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs when he will lay fees regulations before the House to guide local authorities on their response to enquiries from the public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Public Bill Committee: Communications Bill: Clause 379 - General restrictions on disclosure of information (6 Feb 2003)

Mr Michael Fabricant: The Minister mentioned the Freedom of Information Act 2000—we will all have to disclose our expenses. What comfort can he offer to companies that information given to Ministers of the Crown in so-called confidence will not be disclosed under the provisions of that Act?

Public Bill Committee: Communications Bill: Clause 14 - Duty to publish and take account of research (12 Dec 2002)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...8212;it will publish that information under clause 14? Subsections (3) and (4) contain sensible provisions to do with issues that should remain confidential. However, do they fully comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000?

Written Answers — House of Commons: Publications Scheme (24 Jul 2002)

Mr Michael Fabricant: To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement about the House's publications scheme under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Public Bill Committee: Office of Communications Bill [Lords]: Clause 2 - Initial function of OFCOM (31 Jan 2002)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...the Corridor, fighting for the rights of Select Committees in the Liaison Committee. I was torn between being here and being there. I support the amendment. I recall the Government's proposals on freedom of information, which had been long promised by the Government and took three or four years to appear, rather like the opposite of a premature baby. Would that be a posture baby? Anyway,...

Public Bill Committee: Office of Communications Bill [Lords]: Clause 2 - Initial function of OFCOM (31 Jan 2002)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...but he promised to write to us about that—for the time in which Ofcom was operating in its shell form. If that goes on for two or three years, a similar time to the delay that occurred in the freedom of information measures, that amount could be very large sum of money. I look forward with considerable interest to the Minister's reasoned reply, although I do not expect him to talk...

Orders of the Day — Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill (Programme): Standing Committee (16 Jan 2001)

Mr Michael Fabricant: My hon. Friend has made a powerful point about charities. Does he agree that charities will think it extraordinary that the very party that pressed, both in opposition and in government, for freedom of information legislation is now saying that it wants closed government, concealed from the public and from those who are interested in this very worthwhile Bill?

Debate on the Address (17 Nov 1999)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...". I wanted to give the Government the benefit of the doubt. I thought that at least things might stay the same, but they have got worse. What have we heard in this Queen's Speech? There is the Freedom of Information Bill, with 21 exemptions on issues that prejudice the Government. In the White Paper, there were only seven such exemptions. Not satisfied with that, the Home Secretary has...

Debate on the Address (17 Nov 1999)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...that the Government responded positively, but they have increased the number of exemptions. I do not think that that was positive. They are making the operation of Government more opaque with their Freedom of Information Bill. That is unfortunate. I also said in the previous Parliament and in the current one that, in principle, I am not against a minimum wage. One operates in the United...

Oral Answers to Questions: Parliamentary Ombudsman (21 Apr 1999)

Mr Michael Fabricant: Can the parliamentary ombudsman also investigate complaints from Members of Parliament? Many hon. Members on both sides are concerned about the fact that, although the Cabinet Office promised us a Freedom of Information Bill, we have heard nothing about it. Will the ombudsman be allowed to investigate that?

New Schedule 2: Collective Bargaining: Recognition (31 Mar 1999)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...that you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, are looking at me as if to say that this is not an area into which I should move. I shall not do so, but would add that I was expecting a statement yesterday about the Freedom of Information Bill. That did not occur either, but I shall say no more on that matter. If the Secretary of State were to acknowledge tonight that a large company is not one with 21 or...

Orders of the Day — Employment Relations Bill: Blacklists (30 Mar 1999)

Mr Michael Fabricant: ...organisation for the purpose of blacklisting. I think that that was an excellent idea. We expected today, when a statement was made on the modernisation of government, to hear when there would be a freedom of information Bill, but nothing was said. Such a Bill would have given further access not only to blacklists held by individuals, but to blacklists that may well be held by the...