Results 1-18 of 18 for "freedom of information" speaker:Derek Twigg

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Surveys (7 Jul 2008)

Derek Twigg: The most recent Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey is currently in the process of being finalised and will be placed in the Library of the House and on the MOD Freedom of Information website in due course.

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Freedom of Information (21 May 2008)

Derek Twigg: The Ministry of Justice has published two annual reports containing statistical information on freedom of information requests received by monitored bodies (including central Government Departments) in 2005 and 2006. These reports can be found at the following address: http://www.dca.gov.uk/foi/reference/statisticsAndReports.htm The 2007 annual report is currently being drafted for...

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Freedom of Information (5 Mar 2008)

Derek Twigg: Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by the Ministry of Defence are broken down by source as follows: Academics Businesses Media and Journalists MPs/Peers Private Individuals Not Specified Non-profit organisations Other However, it is not necessary for a person making a request under the Freedom of Information Act to declare their occupation or background.

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Freedom of Information (5 Feb 2008)

Derek Twigg: The total number of freedom of information requests received by the Department since the Act came into force in 2005, until the end of September 2007, is 10,104. Of these requests, and where the occupation of the applicant was stated: 1.6 per cent. were received from parliamentarians; 9 per cent. from business; 4.4 per cent. from academics and 17.8 per cent. from media sources.

Written Answers — Defence: Unidentified Flying Objects (23 Jan 2008)

Derek Twigg: ...by members of the public that had been copied to the DIS. The full report was classified Secret UK Eyes Only. An expurgated version of the report is already available on the internet via the MOD's Freedom of Information Act website at: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FreedomOfInformation/Publi cationScheme/SearchPublicationScheme/UnidentifiedAerialPheno menauapInTheUkAirDefenceRegion.htm

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Freedom of Information (14 Jan 2008)

Derek Twigg: holding answer 7 January 2008 Where responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act are judged to be of wider public interest, the Ministry of Defence publishes them through the Department's online Disclosure Log. In determining which responses are of wider public interest, the Ministry of Defence assesses whether responses meet one or more of the following criteria: response...

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Freedom of Information (7 Jan 2008)

Derek Twigg: The Ministry of Defence received 3,103 Freedom of Information requests in the period from October 2006 to September 2007, the most recent 12-month period for which statistics are available. Of these requests, 2,571, 83 per cent., were answered within 20 working days. 532 requests (17 per cent.) required longer than 20 working days to answer. However, in 148 of these cases (5 per cent. of the...

Written Answers — Defence: Ministry of Defence and Department of Health Partnership Board (4 Jun 2007)

Derek Twigg: ... 8 April 2003. It convenes approximately three times a year, and to date, there have been a total of 12 meetings. We intend to publish the minutes of all Partnership Board meetings under the MOD's freedom of information publication scheme.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Surveys (13 Mar 2007)

Derek Twigg: ...Continuous Attitude Surveys are in the final stages of completion and will be available at the beginning of May. I will make arrangements to place copies in the Library of the House and on the MOD Freedom of Information Website.

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Records (13 Mar 2007)

Derek Twigg: ...by early 2008. The project was originally expected to finish in July 2007, but the number of pages needing to be scanned has proved to be higher than estimated, requiring a six month extension. Freedom of Information requests frustrated by the contamination of files are being addressed in the order in which they were received as the files reconstituted by the project become available,...

Written Answers — Defence: Departments: Freedom of Information (9 Mar 2007)

Derek Twigg: The Department does not routinely monitor the time spent processing requests for information (RFI) under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000, and therefore no estimates have been made of the cost of such a process. However, as part of a review co-ordinated by the Department for Constitutional Affairs, a one-off assessment was made of the time spent (and actual costs incurred) in...

Written Answers — Defence: Service Education Allowances (18 Dec 2006)

Derek Twigg: In September 2005, in response to the Freedom of Information request (reference 25-08-2005-090717-002) it was reported that the number of children benefiting from service education allowances in the spring term 2004-05 was 7,914. However, in response to a written question on 6 November 2006, Official Report, columns 801-02W, it was reported that some 8,029 children benefited from such...

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Lawyers (9 Oct 2006)

Derek Twigg: .... The team also advises on War Pensions, the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and Service and civilian pension issues. General Law Advises on information rights (including data protection, freedom of information, environmental information and matters relating to the law of privacy and confidence), Defence Estates, and other areas of law not covered by the other teams. Commercial Law...

Written Answers — Transport: South Hampshire Rapid Transit Scheme (15 Mar 2006)

Derek Twigg: We are currently considering a request under the Freedom of Information Act for release of the reports I considered in reaching my decision. Any documents released under this request will be placed on our website shortly. Subject to agreement from the promoters, I will place in the Library the information they provided which formed the basis of my decision on this scheme.

Written Answers — Transport: Crossrail (28 Jun 2005)

Derek Twigg: Cross London Rail Links Ltd. (CLRLL) is not wholly owned by any one public authority, and as such is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). I understand from CLRLL that the board of directors have undertaken that the company should behave as though it has to conform to the Act.

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Freedom of Information (25 Feb 2005)

Mr Derek Twigg: ...Guidance on Publication Schemes, issued by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in July 2002, recommended that where information is disclosed to an individual in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, Departments and NDPBs should consider whether the information disclosed is of general interest and include released information in the Publication Scheme where...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Freedom of Information (26 Jan 2005)

Mr Derek Twigg: The Freedom of Information Act" does not make specific categories of information available, but operates on the presumption that all information held by public authorities should be available, subject to the 24 exemptions of the Act. Whether or not information is exempt under the Act requires the exercise of judgement in each case. The majority of the exemptions also require that the public...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: IT Projects (19 Jan 2005)

Mr Derek Twigg: ...for key departmental computer systems. March 2004 3,940 3 months Nil EDRMS IT system to support a Government requirement for efficient document and record management and compliance with Freedom of Information Act Ongoing 4,500 On schedule Nil Electronic Boardrooms Presentation equipment installed in all Df ES conference suites. June 2001 337 None Nil Email system...