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Bill Presented: Freedom of Information (17 Jul 2008) has video: Robert Smith: ...to neighbours and the duty of care to others. The more robust the auditing system is, and the more robust the National Audit Office's inspection is, the less concern people will have that the freedom of information process is trying to hide something. I congratulate the hon. Member for New Forest, East (Dr. Lewis) on focusing on the issue. As we learnt yesterday, he is a wily...
Business of the House: Draft Legislative Programme (26 Jun 2008) has video: Robert Smith: ...and influence our way of life. They delivered on their early promises—on, for instance, their commitment to devolution in Scotland and, perhaps to the despair of many Members of Parliament, on freedom of information legislation—but they lost momentum when it came to recognising the fundamental importance of the constitution and the way in which we are governed to the...
Orders of the Day: Confident Consumers (11 May 2006): Robert Smith: It is a mixture of both. The Information Commissioner's department is snowed under with freedom of information inquiries, so he may well have a resource problem. If he had effective resources, he might be able to make use of the sanctions and fines. However, as fines have not been levied, he might need more powers to make it easier to impose sanctions. I have a worry about the regulation of...

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