Results 1-17 of 17 for "freedom of information" speaker:George Young

Business of the House (5 Nov 2009) has video

George Young: ...the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have repeatedly used that figure in the House to justify Government decisions over the past 12 months, but last night the Treasury published documents under the Freedom of Information Act showing that the advice given to Ministers before this year's Budget was that a figure of "between 250,000 and 450,000" could be used, but that any "public statement...

Bill Presented: Standards and Privileges (8 Jun 2009) has video

George Young: ...from the Home Affairs and European Scrutiny Committees, and in a coda to the report we debate today we have tried to explain why, at a time when the public are more concerned with transparency and freedom of information than with preserving the confidentiality of Select Committee papers, the House should continue to take leaks seriously. It is in the public interest for the work of Select...

Business of the House (23 Nov 2000)

Sir George Young: ...those Bills, there are likely to be Government statements on The Hague summit on climate change and on the rural White Paper? Will she confirm that there are likely to be 118 Lords amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill, 280 amendments to the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill, and 700 amendments to the casually drafted Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill? Will she...

Business of the House (29 Jun 2000)

Sir George Young: ...legislation still in the pipeline, mean that the opening of Parliament will be delayed until December, or that the Government are planning to abandon part of their legislative programme, such as the Freedom of Information Bill? Will the Leader of the House confirm that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will make a statement in the next two weeks on the outcome of the comprehensive spending...

Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons: Draft Bills (18 Apr 2000)

Sir George Young: ...Bill has been first published in draft, it will then take less time to pass through the House of Commons and the upper House; and does not the fate of the Financial Services and Markets Bill and the Freedom of Information Bill disprove that assumption? To avoid over-programming the House's time with Government Bills, will the Government be more realistic about the time required by Bills...

Business Questions (2 Mar 2000)

Sir George Young: ...littered with the debris of Bills that seem to have been abandoned, such as the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill, those that are seriously damaged, such as the Utilities Bill, and others, such as the Freedom of Information Bill, which came out of Committee on 10 February and has not been seen since. Is the programme outlined in the Queen's Speech on track? Will the right hon. Lady confirm...

Orders of the Day — The Economy (24 Nov 1999)

Sir George Young: ...about the proposals in the Queen's Speech. Over the week, three major Bills attracted significant dissent from Labour Back Benchers. The Minister who used to have Cabinet responsibility for the Freedom of Information Bill, the right hon. Member for South Shields (Dr. Clark), was one of many who criticised that proposed Bill, saying: We are not there yet."—[Official Report, 17...

Business of the House (20 May 1999)

Sir George Young: ...a Special Standing Committee some time ago and is now languishing on some parliamentary shelf? The House is expecting several statements in the near future: on genetically modified foods, drugs and freedom of information. We shall also expect to be updated on Kosovo before we rise. Will the Leader of the House indicate when we might expect which announcements? In relation to genetically...

Business of the House (13 May 1999)

Sir George Young: ...Ministers have been exonerated from leaking the document and will she ask the Home Secretary to report the full outcome of the inquiry before the Whitsun recess? Last week, I also asked about the freedom of information Bill and the right hon. Lady replied: I … hope to be able to report soon on the freedom of information Bill."—[Official Report, 6 May 1999; Vol. 330, c. 1090.]...

Business of the House (6 May 1999)

Sir George Young: ...relating to finance. May we have an early announcement on that? In view of recent speculation, will the right hon. Lady tell the House whether we might expect a statement soon on the much-delayed freedom of information Bill? Finally, what has happened to the leak inquiry into the Macpherson report? The leak happened two and a half months ago, and there are a limited number of suspects....

Business of the House (23 Feb 1999)

Sir George Young: ...witch hunt of Sir Paul Condon? On that subject, can she guarantee that the House will be told the outcome of the leak inquiry? What has happened to the Home Secretary's plans to publish the draft freedom of information Bill, which is constantly trailed but never appears? Finally, the Leader of the House has outlined the broad dates for the Easter and Whitsun recesses. Can she give the...

Opposition Day: Government Information (13 Jan 1999)

Sir George Young: .... Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Beith) on his perceptive and important speech. Like him, I deplore the obsession with appearance as opposed to substance. I hope that progress can be made with freedom of information legislation, although I must add that I do not think such legislation will solve the problem that the right hon. Gentleman described at the beginning of his speech. On...

Business of the House (23 Jul 1998)

Sir George Young: ...is no question of delaying announcements so that they are made when the House is not sitting, and can she shed any light on the continuing speculation in the newspapers about the legislation on freedom of information? If there are to be changes not only in the personnel of the Government—we very much hope that the right hon. Lady will not be moved—but in the structure, can we...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Freedom of Information Bill (8 Jul 1998)

Sir George Young: In addition to the legislative change on freedom of information mentioned by the previous two questioners, do we not also need a cultural change? Without both, will not greedy and loud-mouthed young men continue to seek information and contacts at extortionate prices?

Opposition Day: Select Committees (Information) (7 Jul 1998)

Sir George Young: ...provide time for the House to express its view. However, the Government turned a deaf ear to the Select Committee's request for support. The right hon. Lady did find time for a debate last night on freedom of information, and the introduction to that White Paper—

Opposition Day: Select Committees (Information) (7 Jul 1998)

Sir George Young: ...innovation in holding the Government to account. That innovation is under threat as a result of the actions of the Leader of the House. The Leader of the House found time for a debate last night on freedom of information. The introduction to the White Paper, Cm 3818, began with the words: Unnecessary secrecy in Government leads to arrogance in governance and defective decision-making. The...

Business of the House (4 Jun 1998)

Sir George Young: ...50th anniversary is within the next few weeks. Perhaps the Leader of the House can arrange a debate to coincide with that very important anniversary. There is still no sign of the promised debate on freedom of information. Perhaps we might have some idea of when we shall have that. The Leader of the House must be aware of mounting interest in the outcome of the Chancellor's comprehensive...