Results 1-7 of 7 for "freedom of information" speaker:Barry Gardiner

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information (19 Feb 2007)

Barry Gardiner: ...the Aarhus Convention and the EU Directive from which they derive. However DEFRA will make changes to the guidance on the Environmental Information Regulations in the light of any changes to the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 to help the general public and public authorities deal with the two distinct information access regimes.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information (16 Feb 2007)

Barry Gardiner: ...the Aarhus Convention and the EU Directive from which they derive. However DEFRA will make changes to the guidance on the Environmental Information Regulations in the light of any changes to the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 to help the general public and public authorities deal with the two distinct information access regimes.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Judicial Review (25 Jul 2006)

Barry Gardiner: ...and examining all litigation files from the file store. If an hon. Member or member of the public wishes to pursue the outcome of any particular judicial review then a request can be made under the Freedom of Information Act and will be dealt with accordingly. Judicial review proceedings are commenced in the High Court. The proceedings are public proceedings. The High Court may maintain a...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Conservation (5 Jul 2006)

Barry Gardiner: ...regime would normally constitute public documents. Appropriate assessments carried out under other consent regimes would normally, where not already in the public domain, be available under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Invest NI/LVM (24 Feb 2005)

Mr Barry Gardiner: Disclosure of this information is likely to prejudice the interests of the Northern Ireland economy. In accordance with section 29a of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, it would therefore not be in the public interest to release the information requested by the hon. Lady.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: School Performance Tables (2 Feb 2005)

Mr Barry Gardiner: ...plans to re-introduce school performance tables in Northern Ireland. The information which the tables contained has for some time been available in respect of each school in its prospectus. With the Freedom of Information Act now in force, the information in respect of all schools will be released by the Department of Education in response to specific requests.

Orphan Funds (14 Jan 2002)

Mr Barry Gardiner: ...it has overplayed. I suggest that my hon. Friend submits section 348 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which prohibits release of commercially sensitive information, to the Lord Chancellor's advisory group on the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for review. Section 348 should be amended to restrict the prohibitions on disclosure and to allow the release...