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Public Bill Committee: Company Law Reform Bill [Lords]: Clause 857 (4 Jul 2006): Margaret Hodge: ...and transparency of all bodies that perform a public function is important, and the issue was debated at length in another place. However, it is also important that designation of a body under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is made only after careful consideration and consultation. Section 5 of that Act imposes an explicit statutory obligation to consult a body to which an order...
Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Cost-benefit Analyses (14 Jun 2005): Margaret Hodge: ...market programmes using an improved and more consistent method on a rolling basis. Results are expected to emerge from this autumn and as produced they will be made available under the Department's Freedom of Information procedures.
British Sign Language (5 Apr 2000): Mrs Margaret Hodge: It is worth observing that there were nearly 500 Members in the House to discuss the Freedom of Information Bill that we have just passed to another place. There are now a bare half a dozen of us here to talk about an issue of key importance that provides freedom for a large minority group of those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment and for whom sign language is their first language....

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