Results 1-20 of 120 for "freedom of information" speaker:Jack Straw

Written Answers — Justice: Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (11 Nov 2009)

Jack Straw: The Parliamentary Standards Act states that IPSA is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is an independent body and the appointment of members of IPSA is a matter for the Speaker. Until a suitable mechanism is set up for answering parliamentary questions on IPSA, the hon. Member may wish to contact IPSA directly.

Nato: Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Jack Straw: ...on an unprecedented programme of constitutional reform. Power was devolved away from Westminster to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, fundamental rights were enshrined in the Human Rights Act, freedom of information legislation was introduced, national statistics were placed on an entirely independent basis, the Bank of England was made independent, and the first step was taken towards...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (21 Jul 2009) has video

Jack Straw: To the very best of my knowledge, my Department has not been involved in any way in the matter. My hon. Friend asks about naming the individuals involved, and he may wish to consider making a freedom of information request to the Information Commissioner.

Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: New Clause 1 — Data controller (1 Jul 2009) has video

Jack Straw: I am grateful to the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alan Duncan) for raising this matter. It may help if I explain how the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will work in respect of the new authority. Section 1 of the Data Protection Act defines a data controller as "a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the...

Parliamentary Standards Bill (29 Jun 2009) has video

Jack Straw: ...in principle, external non-statutory regulation of aspects of the House's business and the conduct of its Members may be insufficient, so the House of Commons Commission is established in statute. Freedom of information is a good example of what can happen. The Government's original proposal was that Parliament should be excluded from the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000....

Parliamentary Standards Bill (29 Jun 2009) has video

Jack Straw: ...or her terms, resignation or removal from office, remuneration, status and annual reporting, which is similar to the provision made for members of IPSA in schedule 1. Schedules 1 and 2 extend the Freedom of Information Act to cover IPSA and the commissioner respectively, and I have referred several times to the Speaker's committee for the IPSA, which the Bill will establish.

Written Answers — Justice: Freedom of Information (18 Jun 2009)

Jack Straw: ...Friend the Prime Minister's statement on Constitutional Renewal on 10 June 2009, Official Report, columns 797-99, he emphasised the Government's plans to look at broadening the application of the Freedom of Information Act. The Government are considering carefully the responses to the public consultation on extending the Act through a Section 5 order. This could include within the scope...

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Prisons and Probation (27 Apr 2009) has video

Jack Straw: We have no plans to build additional prisons in Essex, apart from the ones that have been announced. Last Friday, we responded to a freedom of information decision of the commissioner—the FOI request had been put in by the hon. Member for Billericay—and from recollection, the information provided listed 72 sites across the country. That reveals an inherent problem in the planning...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Rights and Responsibilities (23 Mar 2009) has video

Jack Straw: ..., which, since 1997, has included: independence for the Bank of England; devolution for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; independence for National Statistics; the Human Rights Act 1998; the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998; and reforms to the House of Lords and of party funding. This Green Paper deals with some of the most fundamental questions we face...

Written Answers — Justice: Freedom of Information (10 Mar 2009)

Jack Straw: ...the first exercise of the veto when I made my statement to the House on this matter on 24 February 2009, Official Report , column 153. These criteria apply to cases engaging section 35(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The criteria are also published on the Ministry of Justice website.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (24 Feb 2009) has video

Jack Straw: With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the use of the ministerial veto under section 53 of the Freedom of Information Act, in respect of minutes of two Cabinet meetings in March 2003 relating to Iraq. I need first to set out some background. The Freedom of Information Act has profoundly changed the relationship between citizens, and their elected representatives...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (24 Feb 2009) has video

Jack Straw: ...hon. and learned Member for Kensington and Chelsea (Sir Malcolm Rifkind). The hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) tries to make play of the fact that I was the architect of the Freedom of Information Act, and said that I was now trying to circumvent it. No, I am not trying to circumvent it; I am trying to apply an essential component of it. The Government would never...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (24 Feb 2009) has video

Jack Straw: I agree with my hon. Friend in both respects. The Freedom of Information Act is a package deal. The House would not have been able to have the first establishment of the right of direct access to information without there being some concomitant balancing measure such as section 53. I think that that the House will confirm that, as this is the first time that that section has been exercised in...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (24 Feb 2009) has video

Jack Straw: My hon. Friend took a very close interest in the debates on the Freedom of Information Bill as it was, as he and I will recall with some affection. Indeed, it was partly thanks to his efforts that the Bill as proposed by me originally was changed and strengthened. However, he will also recall that on Report in the Commons—a very long stage—he identified what he regarded as three...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (24 Feb 2009) has video

Jack Straw: ...have access to all relevant documents, including Cabinet minutes, just as the Butler inquiry did, but that is a very different matter from whether those documents should be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act—very different indeed.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (24 Feb 2009) has video

Jack Straw: ...minimum period for the release of documents generally was reduced, as he recommended, from 30 years to 15, but even if it came down to, say 20, there would need to be consideration of changes to the Freedom of Information Act provision in this respect. We are actively considering that. I am happy to do it in conjunction and co-operation with the Opposition.

Written Answers — Justice: Information Commissioner: Manpower (2 Feb 2009)

Jack Straw: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is funded by a combination of grant in aid from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to pay for its freedom of information activities and notification fees paid direct to the ICO by data controllers to fund its data protection work. The Information Commissioner is independent of Government. The MOJ and the ICO regularly review the funding allocated to the...

Written Answers — Justice: House of Commons: Right of Search (26 Jan 2009)

Jack Straw: I have not attended any meetings with Mr Speaker on the arrest of the hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green). On 16 January 2009 my Department received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 from the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) for this information which will be dealt with in the statutory deadline of 20 working days.

Written Answers — Justice: Freedom of Information Act (22 Jan 2009)

Jack Straw: The public consultation on section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act concluded on 1 February 2008. The Government continue to assess the merits of designating additional public authorities under the Act and will publish their response to the section 5 public consultation by the summer.

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

Jack Straw: ...change—in fact, the absence of it—during previous Conservative Administrations. The Conservatives might complain about the Human Rights Act 1998, the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000, devolution, the establishment of the Mayor of London, and what we have done in respect of the House of Lords, but these are major constitutional changes that Vernon...