Results 1-15 of 15 for "freedom of information" speaker:Andrew MacKinlay

Bills Presented — Business Rate Supplements Bill: Home Affairs and Justice (4 Dec 2008) has video

Andrew MacKinlay: ...for the state to marshal information. [Interruption.] I am told that it is dead. That is disappointing. In any event, my point is that the Justice Secretary, who has overall responsibility for data protection and freedom of information, needs to revisit that in the context of Whitehall. I sent data protection applications across Whitehall—to every Ministry—in the summer for...

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Members: Home Addresses (3 Jun 2008)

Andrew MacKinlay: ...whether arrangements will be put in place to screen mail whose senders are unidentifiable and which is received at hon. Members' home addresses, consequent on the release of such addresses under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Point of Order: Whitsun Adjournment (22 May 2008) has video

Andrew MacKinlay: ...of the House to say what their view is in debates of at least one and a half hours upstairs. I want to trespass into one other area that might get Members salivating. A lot has been said about the Freedom of Information Act 2000, even this morning, but the other side of the same coin is the Data Protection Act 1998. This needs to be looked at in respect of our own interests. There must not...

Point of Order: Whitsun Adjournment (22 May 2008) has video

Andrew MacKinlay: ...valid point but in any event, the existing law places a duty in relation to data protection that is not being addressed by many organisations, both in the public and private sectors. When there is a freedom of information disclosure, the person or organisation making that disclosure needs to be mindful of their other statutory duty and responsibility to people under the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Ministerial Policy Advisers: Data Protection (21 May 2008)

Andrew MacKinlay: ...held by special advisers are the responsibility of the (a) Permanent Secretary of each Government Department or (b) Cabinet Secretary for the purposes of the (i) Data Protection Act 1998 and (ii) Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Written Answers — Justice: Electoral Register: Freedom of Information (15 May 2008)

Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the marked electoral register is excluded from the disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Royal Family (1 Nov 2006)

Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which individuals have been designated as "other members of the Royal family" under section 37 of 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 Andrew MacKinlay: ...in the Bill. The effect of omitting such a clause would be similar to throwing things up in the air and hoping that they fall in the right place. We could have enormous good luck and see the first freedom of information case being decided by a very radical judge—in which case there could well be weeping and gnashing of teeth in Government and in some public bodies. Conversely, a...

Opposition Day: Home Office Issues (26 Oct 1999)

Mr Andrew MacKinlay: ...body of hon. Members, but it is not a parliamentary committee. That is an important point: it is not a nuance or a minor detail. This whole business has again raised the issue of the need for good freedom of information legislation. As much as I welcome the legislation to be introduced by the Government—it is 300 per cent. better than nothing—it is still inadequate. More...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Mar 1999)

Mr Andrew MacKinlay: Did my right hon. Friend share my satisfaction when he read page 16 of our White Paper setting out our proposals for freedom of information legislation, which makes it clear that we intend to set a test for those who wish to stop disclosure of information? They will have to demonstrate that substantial harm would ensue. Has my right hon. Friend also noted that recommendation 9 of Sir William...

Sessional Orders: Debate on the Address (24 Nov 1998)

Mr Andrew MacKinlay: ...in Standing and Select Committees. That will allow all hon. Members and people in the community to contribute to the debate about the details of such legislation. I refer particularly to the draft freedom of information Bill and the Government's proposals for party political funding. That is a good innovation, which I hope will be reflected in other areas in the future. If that occurs, we...

Freedom of Information (18 Nov 1998)

Mr Andrew MacKinlay: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to extend the right of access to information held by public authorities; and for connected purposes. A freedom of information Bill is long overdue and much needed, as the role and complexities of Government are increased, particularly with the growth of the new technologies. The promise of such a Bill is one of the few promises to have...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Freedom of Information (30 Jul 1997)

Mr Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on his Department's White Paper on freedom of information. [9718]

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Freedom of Information (30 Jul 1997)

Mr Andrew MacKinlay: When my right hon. Friend hears Conservative Members praying in aid the nation's security as a way of objecting to the freedom of information legislation that he proposes, does it occur to him that that is Toryspeak for "Please don't reveal the files from the past 18 years"? They must be thinking of items such as Westland, guns to Iraq and some of the peculiar activities of some of the deep...

Pesticides (31 Mar 1995)

Mr Andrew MacKinlay: ...unsafe product. The United Kingdom does not appear to have a duty of care with regard to regulations covering pharmaceutical and chemical products, as exists under common and civil law. We have no freedom of information Act, so companies can claim commercial confidentiality and refuse to release their research data. That is unacceptable. We need full disclosure of research data from...