Results 1-14 of 14 for "freedom of information" speaker:Kim Howells

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Pakistan: Politics and Government (25 Apr 2008)

Kim Howells: ...and engage civil society in the process of strengthening democratic institutions. He called for a revival of trade and student unions and also undertook to revoke laws against press freedom, improve freedom of information legislation and establish a review commission to examine the issue of political prisoners.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Williams Draft Dossier (28 Jan 2008)

Kim Howells: ...it will be released in the form in which we have it, subject to a very small redaction in the manuscript annotations that the Information Tribunal ordered should be made under section 27 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Weapons (5 Jul 2007)

Kim Howells: ...drafting policy documents. They should not feel constrained in presenting their ideas because they fear these will be made public. This principle is specifically recognised in the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Iraq Dossier (September 2002) (13 Jun 2007)

Kim Howells: ...make public on the inquiry's website, but that was Lord Hutton's decision. Next, the Government are asked why, if they have nothing to hide, they should refuse to release the draft in response to a freedom of information request. That is a very fair question, and it is currently the subject of an appeal to the information tribunal over the Information Commissioner's ruling that the...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Update to 2002 Written Answer (22 Nov 2006)

Kim Howells: ...of Commons Library. We have however placed excerpts from official correspondence relating to the 2002 programme in the House of Commons Library. This information has been the subject of a separate freedom of information request.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Non-departmental Public Bodies (13 Dec 2005)

Kim Howells: ...of its meetings on the Wilton Park Website at: http://www.wiltonpark.org/wpac/index.aspx. The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the purchase of wine has a publication scheme under the Freedom of Information legislation, which acts as guidance for information that is made available. The Diplomatic Service Appeals Board does not publish its advice to Government. The Wilton Park...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Freedom of Information (29 Nov 2005)

Kim Howells: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) received 830 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from 1 January 2005, when the Freedom of Information Act 2000 came fully into force, to 30 June 2005, the date to which full monitoring statistics were provided to the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA). Of these, 436 were answered within the 20 days specified in the Act; a further 249...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Correspondence (18 Jul 2005)

Kim Howells: As the hon. Member requested, we are considering the question under the Freedom of Information Act. A letter has been sent to the hon. Member confirming that we will reply to his question by 29 July. This is an extension of 10 working days beyond our original target date for replying to him. This extra time is needed in order to make a determination as to the public interest in releasing the...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Freedom of Information (3 Mar 2005)

Dr Kim Howells: The Office for Fair Access has a draft publication scheme which it expects to submit in March 2005 to the Information Commissioner. OFFA has to date received two requests under the Freedom of Information Act, and has responded to one of them.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Freedom of Information Act (4 Jun 2003)

Dr Kim Howells: ...and National Maritime Museum all have purchased Tower TRIM. Other non-departmental public bodies are looking at options, including the use of existing systems, for meeting the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Public Bill Committee: Communications Bill: Clause 3 - General duties of OFCOM (12 Dec 2002)

Dr Kim Howells: ...is worthy, but I am not sure that that is necessary, particularly when one considers the Office of Communications Act 2002. Paragraph 22 of the schedule to that Act makes Ofcom subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and paragraph 23 applies the Public Records Act 1958 to Ofcom. Taken together, those provisions mean that Ofcom's duty to maintain records and respond to requests for...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Reports and Documents (10 Jun 2002)

Dr Kim Howells: .... The website is currently being redeveloped and the new site will make publications even easier to find. This is an area which my Department is currently reviewing as part of our commitment to Freedom of Information and a statement of our policy will accompany the issue of my Department's publication scheme in the autumn.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Access to Information (10 Apr 2002)

Dr Kim Howells: ...' policy. Internal guidance is currently on our internal communications system and e-mail network and will form part of our forthcoming Publication Scheme, as required under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Public Bill Committee: Office of Communications Bill [Lords] (29 Jan 2002)

Dr Kim Howells: ...will be pleased to know that the Government share his desire that Ofcom should operate in as open and transparent a way as possible. Indeed, paragraph 22 of the schedule makes Ofcom subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and paragraph 23 of the schedule applies the Public Records Act 1958 to Ofcom. Those provisions, taken together, mean that it will have the same duty to maintain...