Results 1-8 of 8 for "freedom of information" speaker:Elliot Morley

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development (10 Oct 2005)

Elliot Morley: ..., capability and technical capacity of the supplier to deliver the best whole life cost solution. Defra's policy on disclosure of documentation pertaining to commercial contracting is governed by the Freedom of Information Act. Requests for disclosure are considered on their merits relative to the nature of each specific request. In addition to this overarching policy, Defra considers...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Environmental Information Regulations (5 Jul 2004)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...in January 2003. We have therefore had to ensure the EIRs are consistent with the Directive, which must be implemented by February 2005. In November 2003, Ministers agreed to align the EIRs with the Freedom of Information Act as far as possible. We have also been taking into account views of Government Departments and other stakeholders raised in response to the consultation on the...

Public Bill Committee: Water Bill [Lords]: New clause 11 - Liability of owners for charges (21 Oct 2003)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...in relation to tenants, logically it should apply to a range of services where people may want information for quite valid reasons. The problem with the new clause is that it strays into areas of freedom of information and data protection which have been debated in Parliament, and may well be debated again, but go far wider than the provisions that we can have in the Bill. Although there...

Public Bill Committee: Water Bill [Lords]: Schedule 1 - The Water Services Regulation Authority (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...points made on this topic either. However, we must be serious about some of the issues, and I accept the hon. Gentleman's point about the cost of documents. There was a big debate in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 about the fact that although people have the right to information in return for a modest payment, the costs of providing that information can be enormous. Any...

Public Bill Committee: Water Bill [Lords]: Clause 30 - Water resources management schemes: (18 Sep 2003)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...public. Where the information relates to the environment, a very broad term, it must be made available under the environmental information regulations. Other information will also be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 when it is fully enforced. That will require a public interest test to be applied. In reaching a decision on a request for information, a public body has to...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Farm Tenancies (15 Oct 2002)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...tenancies. Any requests for the release of this information will be dealt with in accordance with the Government's Code of Practice on Access to Government Information (Second Edition, 1997) and the Freedom of Information Act when it comes into force.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (27 Nov 2001)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...(Mr. Wills) on 21 November 2001, Official Report, column 366W. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has established a working group to prepare for the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. So far the group has met three times, on 21 August 2001, 2 October 2001 and 13 November 2001.

Sea Fishing Grants (Charges) Bill (1 Mar 2000)

Mr Elliot Morley: .... According to precedent, no Government have ever published the legal advice that they received on legislation. However, having said that he may want to raise that issue during consideration of the Freedom of Information Bill.