Results 1-5 of 5 for "freedom of information" speaker:Martin Salter

Business of the House (14 Jun 2007)

Martin Salter: How does the Leader of the House intend to ensure that correspondence from MPs on behalf of their constituents is not subject to public disclosure if the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill fails to make progress in the other place?

Business of the House (24 May 2007)

Martin Salter: My right hon. Friend will be aware of early-day motion 1540: [That this House notes that the House of Commons guidance note Freedom of Information and Members' Correspondence with Public Authorities published in December 2005 makes it clear that a public authority may be required to release a copy of hon. Members' correspondence if it receives a relevant request even though constituents may...

Business of the House (17 May 2007)

Martin Salter: The Leader of the House has just heard that opponents of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill are claiming that MPs' correspondence on behalf of constituents is not subject to disclosure thanks to the Data Protection Act 1998. Will he confirm that that is wrong? In fact, Members on both sides of the House have already found that their correspondence to a public authority has been...

House of Commons Commission (Annual Report) (16 Dec 2004)

Mr Martin Salter: ..., although it did not come up with much of a recommendation—that the rules are in urgent need of clarification. They really do need to be made clear. We talked earlier in the debate about the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the returns that were published. It is quite incredible that of 659 MPs, some showed a nil return on the use of House of Commons postage. I do not mean to...

Orders of the Day — Transport Bill: Transfer to Be to Company Owned by Crown (9 May 2000)

Mr Martin Salter: ...they would like to believe that they were responsible, but because of the legitimate anxieties of the Government's supporters. I am thinking in particular of lone parent benefit, welfare reform, the Freedom of Information Bill and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. In almost every case, the Ministers in charge listened carefully to the concerns and, after due modification, we ended up...