Results 1-6 of 6 for "freedom of information" speaker:Ian Gibson

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — HMRC (Office Closures) (11 Mar 2009)

Ian Gibson: ..., where it is proposed that people from Great Yarmouth will be housed, and those elsewhere? When will we know? Is he in possession of a document containing such information, or must we use the Freedom of Information Act 2000?

Scientific Procedures on Animals (Statistics) (24 Feb 2009)

Ian Gibson: ...in human trials. Sarah Boseley, a reporter from The Guardian, who I think is one of the best reporters in the country, digs deep and wins lots of prizes for what she unearths. She does not need the Freedom of Information Act 2000; she goes to countries such as Malawi in Africa and sees how drugs are being used in that community. She said: "A million Britons are hospitalised by prescription...

Primary Care Trusts (Exceptional Cases) (29 Apr 2008)

Ian Gibson: ...should no longer be "shrouded in mystery"—to use a phrase from a judge's deliberations—from the general public. Macmillan is in the process of surveying all PCTs in England by way of a freedom of information request, to discover how many have a formal exceptional funding process, what the processes are, details about the decision-making panel, how much it is used, patient...

Air Ambulances (27 Feb 2008)

Ian Gibson: ...that is being installed in air ambulances, such as defibrillators, monitoring machines and helicopter maintenance equipment. In many places, those costs are covered by charities. I do not wish to go through a freedom of information document that the Department has provided me with, but it includes a column showing whether, in various parts of the UK, the local NHS trust pays for the full...

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (10 Nov 2004)

Dr Ian Gibson: ...to GPs and the public. It is time for the culture of secrecy to be dealt with. The legal basis for the giving and withholding of information by the MHRA will change with the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but the damage done by the public believing that they have been lied to or defrauded is extremely difficult to repair. The workings of the agency need to be...

Lung Cancer (Women) (14 Mar 2000)

Dr Ian Gibson: ...for the health service. There is a case for using that money to target lung cancer, given its links to tobacco. Ranged against the Government is a powerful tobacco industry. Documents recently released under the US freedom of information legislation show that the industry plans to use a variety of techniques to target women, particularly young women, women in the third and developing...