Results 1-20 of 62 for "freedom of information" speaker:Oliver Heald

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: National School of Government: Freedom of Information (13 Jun 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the National School of Government is deemed to be a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Written Answers — Justice: Freedom of Information (13 Jun 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice when the code of practice on the discharge of public authorities' functions under Part I of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 was last updated or revised.

Written Answers — Justice: Freedom of Information (13 Jun 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice what guidance her Department has given to public authorities, in relation to freedom of information, on signing contracts with external organisations that have clauses stating that the contract itself cannot be made public.

Written Answers — Treasury: Freedom of Information: Regulation (11 Jun 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions (a) he and (b) other Treasury Ministers have had with the Ministry of Justice on amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and associated regulations in the last six months.

Orders of the Day: Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [Lords] (5 Mar 2007)

Oliver Heald: ...senior county court judge in London has also been highly critical of the situation in county courts. As the Minister knows, there is concern over legal aid, and the Government are behind on their freedom of information cases and are trying desperately to pull back using more restrictive rules. There is blistering criticism of the Department over electoral fraud. It is being suggested,...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Freedom of Information (19 Feb 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received since its creation; and what the average length of time has been (a) to process and (b) to respond to a request.

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

Oliver Heald: ...ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether his Department proposes to amend the Environmental Information regulations analogously to its proposed amendments to Freedom of Information provisions; (2) what plans he has to amend the provisions for the calculation of fees and the fees-ceiling for requests made under the Environmental Information Regulations.

Written Answers — Treasury: Freedom of Information: Identity Cards (19 Feb 2007)

Oliver Heald: ...what the cost to the public purse was, including staff time, of action by (a) his Department, (b) solicitors working for his Department and (c) the Office of Government Commerce in challenging Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relating to Gateway reviews of the National Identity Card programme, broken down by stage of FOI process.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Freedom of Information (16 Feb 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received since its creation; and what the average length of time has been (a) to process and (b) to respond to a request.

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

Oliver Heald: ...ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether his Department proposes to amend the Environmental Information regulations analogously to its proposed amendments to Freedom of Information provisions; (2) what plans he has to amend the provisions for the calculation of fees and the fees-ceiling for requests made under the Environmental Information Regulations.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Requests (8 Feb 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2007, Official Report, column 689W, on Freedom of Information requests, if her Department will publish guidance for use by public authorities in using their discretion to decide whether a person is acting in concert or in pursuance of a campaign.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information: Proof of Identity (8 Feb 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether her Department plans to introduce a proof of identity requirement under the proposed changes to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regulations.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Requests (31 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to the answer of 11 January 2007, Official Report, column 688W, on freedom of information requests, what information was requested in each freedom of information request which was exempt under section 36.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act Fees (15 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will publish the representations her Department has received from the BBC on plans to change the regulations governing Freedom of Information Act fees.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Requests (11 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many Section 36 exemptions were approved by Ministers following Freedom of Information Act requests in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by department.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Requests (11 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if her Department will increase the £600 and £450 limits used for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act in line with inflation since the introduction of the Act.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Requests (11 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether her Department's proposals to amend Freedom of Information Act regulations to allow the aggregation of requests for cost purposes will permit such aggregation if an individual makes a series of different requests under the Act on different topics.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Requests (11 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the definition of a 'campaign' is under her Department's proposals to amend Freedom of Information Act regulations to allow the aggregation of different requests in pursuance of a campaign.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Requests (11 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: ...for Constitutional Affairs by what criteria public authorities will ascertain whether persons are 'apparently acting in concert of pursuance of a campaign' under her Department's proposals to amend Freedom of Information Act regulations.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: FOI Requests (11 Jan 2007)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether her Department's proposals to amend Freedom of Information Act regulations to allow officials of a public authority to include the costs of reading, consideration and consultation time in calculations of the appropriate limit will affect the conduct of internal reviews.