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Written Answers — Transport: Central Railway (8 Nov 2005)

David Lidington: ...for Transport if he will place in the Library copies of the documents on the Central Railway project that were released by his Department to Central Railway plc following an application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill: General Right of Access to Information Held by Public Authorities (4 Apr 2000)

Mr David Lidington: It gives me real pleasure, and almost a sense of nostalgia, to participate for the first time in the House's deliberations on the Freedom of Information Bill. I recall that one of the very first Standing Committees on which I served as a newly elected Member, in 1992 or 1993, considered the Right to Know Bill, which was a private Member's Bill promoted by the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent,...

Prayers: Chief Inspector of Schools (Annual Report) (28 Feb 1996)

Mr David Lidington: ...a tremendous responsibility. Their motto could be, "So much done, so much more to be done." They have introduced the national curriculum, national testing, regular inspections, teacher appraisal and freedom of information, through prospectuses, annual reports, test results and inspectors' reports. They have also held firmly to the principle that greater diversity in our education system...

Estimates and Supplementary Estimates, 1993–94: Education Spending (8 Jul 1993)

Mr David Lidington: ...of schools. That involves HMI reports, school prospectuses and examination results. It is interesting that, on other occasions, Opposition Members are proud of their support for the principle of freedom of information, yet, whenever that principle has been tested in education policy, they have been, in their voices and votes, in favour of secrecy and against openness. I have the honour to...

Orders of the Day — Right to Know Bill (19 Feb 1993)

Mr David Lidington: ...discussions about the reform of the official secrets legislation. I felt that restricting the scope of official secrets law to a number of defined areas of public policy would allow supporters of a freedom of information Act to introduce a Bill that would dovetail neatly with the reform of the official secrets legislation and bring within the scope of a statutory right to know the areas of...