Results 1-8 of 8 for "freedom of information" speaker:Peter Lilley

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Public Office (Misconduct) (9 Dec 2008) has video

Peter Lilley: Given that it was the intention of the Government, to their credit, and of this House, when passing the Freedom of Information Act and modifying the Official Secrets Act, that unauthorised disclosure of information not involving national security or intelligence should be dealt with as a disciplinary matter within the civil service and not by the criminal law, if it emerges that the police...

Business of the House (10 Feb 2005)

Mr Peter Lilley: May I support the request made by my hon. Friend the Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) for a debate on the Government's selective and partisan use of the Freedom of Information Act—in particular the refusal by the Deputy Prime Minister to publish under the Act the report that he has already received from the inspector about a planning proposal in my constituency to build...

Orders of the Day — Education and Industry (8 Dec 2000)

Mr Peter Lilley: ...House has a right to know. The Government's refusal to give us those facts is a clear abuse of the exemptions in the code of practice on information. When I raised that matter during debates on the Freedom of Information Bill, I was told that the measure was already being observed by the Government and that in its future operation, they would not give such information. Worse still, the...

Clause 3: Amendment of Schedule 1 (27 Nov 2000)

Mr Peter Lilley: Can my right hon. Friend confirm that, on this Bill on the freedom of information, the Minister has not only not replied to most of the questions put to him but has not, as is customary, promised to do so in writing subsequently? Will my right hon. Friend seek to elicit such a response from the Minister in the dying moments of this truncated debate?

Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill: General Right of Access to Information Held by Public Authorities (27 Nov 2000)

Mr Peter Lilley: ...to the Bill's earlier stages. As a comparative newcomer, I am struck by how typical the Bill is of all that the Government do. Its title is the exact opposite of its content. It is called the Freedom of Information Bill, but it is largely a restriction of disclosure Bill. In my various ministerial roles, I have always been a believer in, and a practitioner of, open government. I insisted...

Opposition Day 15TH ALLOTTED DAY: National Health Service (29 Jun 2000)

Mr Peter Lilley: ...Demos, I quote details of a study undertaken in New York state which analysed the performance of every surgeon carrying out heart bypass surgery, and assessed their success rates. Under the American Freedom of Information Act, the study was forced to publish detailed information and the consequence was a dramatic improvement in performance. People had the knowledge and could choose which...

Orders of the Day — Postal Services Bill: Subsidy for Public Post Offices (18 Apr 2000)

Mr Peter Lilley: ...people who were frightened that the post office network would collapse without subsidy. The Secretary of State is sniggering in a complacent and self-satisfied manner. I hope that the Government's freedom of information legislation will mean that we will be able to learn the terms of the agreement with the Treasury that has enabled him to introduce the new clause. The right hon....

Orders of the Day — Postal Services Bill: Subsidy for Public Post Offices (18 Apr 2000)

Mr Peter Lilley: I would not put it past the Secretary of State to wish to do that, but I am confident that he would find the option outside the terms of the long title of the Bill. However, the Freedom of Information Bill has not completed its passage through the House and the Government may try and amend that instead.