Results 1-5 of 5 for "freedom of information" speaker:Michael Jack

Business of the House (22 Jan 2004)

Mr Michael Jack: ...debate on the document produced by the No. 10 performance unit on the performance of this Government. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister has denied public access to that document, praying in aid the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can only assume that its contents are so bad that he does not want it in the public domain. Therefore, may I take this opportunity to ask the Leader of the...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: Schedule 37 — Aggregates levy amendments (4 Jul 2002)

Mr Michael Jack: ...Ministers for an explanation or economic, arithmetical or algebraic justification of the formulae used to support their position. In a world of increasing transparency, with greater pressures for freedom of information, the Treasury must re-examine the need for clearer statements on the economic effect of its measures and their justification; the way in which things have been calculated;...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 62 - First-year allowances for expenditure wholly for a ring fence trade (11 Jun 2002)

Mr Michael Jack: ...she knows the amount of investment affected, and, if she is as confident of her position as she says, it is remarkable that she is not prepared to share the numbers with the Committee. In the age of freedom of information that we are rapidly moving towards, it will be interesting to see how she could defend, in terms of the public position, not sharing with the House of Commons the basis...

London Government (15 Feb 2000)

Mr Michael Jack: We have heard some brave speeches from Labour Members this evening—three of them in defence of basic democratic rights. The Government have been promulgating so-called freedom of information, but the lack of a freepost will deny electors who seek the freedom to know who is standing in an election their right to know what is going on. If the best defence that the Government can put up is...

Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (15 Mar 1999)

Mr Michael Jack: ...he has good news and believes in his own philosophy, transparency should be the watchword. It is difficult to digest and understand all the proposals. Given that the Government have said that they will produce a freedom of information Act, now is the time for the charade that we have seen in the Budget to stop. There should be audits and transparency revealing the winners, the losers...