Results 1-5 of 5 for "freedom of information" speaker:Charles Kennedy
- Business of the House: Binyam Mohamed (5 Feb 2009) has video
Charles Kennedy: ...Attorney-General's advice and the Cabinet minutes relevant to the decision on the war on Iraq. Do the Government intend to appeal on that matter to the High Court, or to apply a veto under existing freedom of information legislation?
- Debate on the Address (17 Nov 1999)
Mr Charles Kennedy: ..., as he observed them. I also pay tribute to those who proposed and seconded the motion. Let me say first, however, that—this in connection with a Queen's Speech that features proposals for a Freedom of Information Bill, of which more later—my office was under the impression late last week that, ridiculously, the Government were trying to keep the identities of the two Members...
- Orders of the Day — Royal Assent (14 Jan 1999)
Mr Charles Kennedy: ...of people for that event at the end of the summer season. I received a courteous reply saying that the company does not reveal its figures. As the local Member of Parliament I am not allowed to know how much the company made out of that major national event. That is a disgrace. A few days ago, we were debating freedom of information. I look forward to that legislation because private...
- Orders of the Day — European Communities (24 Nov 1992)
Mr Charles Kennedy: ...Foreign Secretary, using a characteristically British phrase, spoke of how some other member states were more "buttoned-up" than us in their approach to openness in government, yet Britain has no freedom of information legislation, no citizens' rights defined in a Bill of Rights or written constitution, and one of the most secretive, centralised systems of government imaginable. That is...
- Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill (26 Nov 1984)
Mr Charles Kennedy: .... A reform of occupational pensions is long overdue. As the Secretary of State said, unfairnesses have afflicted the so-called early leavers. The Secretary of State was right to emphasise fairness, freedom of information and the need to encourage job mobility. Although I endorse that thrust, I believe that the Bill could have been more ambitious. The hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar...