Results 1-12 of 12 for "freedom of information" speaker:Jim Murphy

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Internet (29 Apr 2008)

Jim Murphy: ...FCO over five years. The work will provide a single technical platform for all the FCO websites (including the main FCO website, Arabic and Urdu versions of the FCO website, UKvisas website, the FCO Freedom of Information website, and 229 embassy, high commission and special mission sites in multiple languages) as well as new designs, content, functionality and a new hub and spoke model...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Internet (25 Apr 2008)

Jim Murphy: ...FCO over five years. The work will provide a single technical platform for all the FCO websites (including the main FCO website, Arabic and Urdu versions of the FCO website, UKvisas website, the FCO Freedom of Information website, and 229 embassy, high commission and special mission sites in multiple languages) as well as new designs, content, functionality and a new hub and spoke model...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 41 (28 Nov 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...available to anybody who wishes it. Similarly, and importantly, anyone can request from local authorities involved in sharing information documents that set out their policy on the matter under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I hope that with that important reassurance, the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey will be inclined to withdraw his amendment.

Written Ministerial Statements — Cabinet Office: Correspondence (30 Mar 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...replies are not included unless otherwise indicated. This report includes letters from prospective candidates prior to the general election. The report does not include correspondence considered as Freedom of Information requests. (2) Received fewer than 10 letters in 2005. (3) With effect from 1 April 2005, HM Customs and Excise and the Inland Revenue merged to form HM Revenue and...

Public Bill Committee: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill: Clause 12 - Draft order and explanatory document laid before Parliament (7 Mar 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...asked about clause 12(5), (6) and (7) and I confirm that those subsections are similar to provisions in the 2001 Act. I am advised that the only change is with respect to taking into account the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I hope that that will reassure the hon. Gentleman. I would say in addition that there is an exemption from disclosure of information under the Freedom of...

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information (28 Nov 2005)

Jim Murphy: Between January and June 2005 the Cabinet Office received 967 Freedom of Information requests. Of these requests 157 took more than 20 working days to process but had an agreed extension and 180 took more than 20 working days to process with no agreed extension. The Cabinet Office does not hold information regarding the number of complaints about the time taken to process Freedom of...

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Strategy Unit (17 Nov 2005)

Jim Murphy: The Phase two of the report was the final phase of this work and contained policy recommendations. This has been withheld under Section 35 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Ministerial Code (15 Nov 2005)

Jim Murphy: ...those matters is wide of the mark. We are clearing up many of the issues that the Conservatives left unresolved in the 1990s. We are the first Government to publish the ministerial code, introduce a Freedom of Information Act and clean up party political funding. It is clear that those measures have helped to increase public trust in politics and will continue to do that. Earlier, my hon....

Ministerial Code (15 Nov 2005)

Jim Murphy: ...to resign because they were trying to block investigations into the cash-for-questions inquiry. The fact is that we have introduced a whole series of firsts: the first ministerial code; the first Freedom of Information Act; the first draft civil service Bill—

Ministerial Code (15 Nov 2005)

Jim Murphy: ...to appear before the all-party Liaison Committee, which was previously unheard of, and opportunities for pre-legislative scrutiny have also increased. On public openness, we have the long-campaigned-for Freedom of Information Act 2000, which was long opposed by other parties.

Ministerial Code (15 Nov 2005)

Jim Murphy: ...to consider ways in which to improve standards in public life. They have done so since 1997 and continue that drive. As I said, we were the first Government to introduce a ministerial code, the Freedom of Information Act 2000, cleaning up party political donations, pre-legislative scrutiny, the Prime Minister's attendance at the Liaison Committee and many other things that simply did not...

e-Government (13 Oct 2005)

Jim Murphy: ...students to access universities in a way that suits their needs. On other aspects of his comments, the hon. Member for Cheltenham allowed his proximity to GCHQ to go to his head. Of course, freedom of information is important; that is why the Labour Government introduced the Act. That is why we campaigned for the Act, and why we defend and promote it. Comments about change and fear of...