Results 1-20 of 29 for "freedom of information" speaker:David Lammy

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departments: Freedom of Information (16 Apr 2007)

David Lammy: ...questions provides advice to officials on answering parliamentary questions. The guidance covers situations where similar information has been requested in a parliamentary question and in a Freedom of Information request. Copies of the guidance are available in the Library. Freedom of Information requests are considered in accordance with the legislation.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Judicial Review (17 Jul 2006)

David Lammy: ...Service, of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and of the Treasury Solicitors Department. It is open to hon. Members and members of the public to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act Some information is also available on Her Majesty's Courts Service website www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk and other legal research databases, although these may be...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Freedom of Information (8 Feb 2006)

David Lammy: My Department has received no monies for the provision of information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in its first year of operation. The Freedom of Information Act allows for public authorities to determine when the cost of processing a request will exceed the appropriate limit, which for central Government is set at £600 and for the wider public sector £450. In this...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Freedom of Information (24 Nov 2005)

David Lammy: The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 came fully into effect from 1 January 2005, not 2000. In the period 1 January to 30 June 2005 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport received 268 requests for information handled under FOI. Of these (a) in 177 cases a full response was provided within 20 days; (b) in 54 cases a permitted extension to the 20-day deadline was applied to allow...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information (4 Apr 2005)

Mr David Lammy: My Department has provided support to Freedom of Information (FOI) practitioners in Government Departments through the FOI Practitioners Group forum as well as through the e-forum website. The Practitioners Group has provided a useful forum to discuss in depth the practical impact of FOI and the application of the suite of guidance issued by my Department on 26 October 2004. To provide more...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information (21 Feb 2005)

Mr David Lammy: The Department for Constitutional Affairs will be publishing full monitoring statistics of central Government's operation of the Freedom of Information Act in spring 2005. The monitoring regime is published at: http://www.foi.gov.uk/map/gus-v4-appf.pdf. It does not require Government departments to provide statistics broken down into specific time periods. Consequently, the information...

Oral Answers to Questions — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (8 Feb 2005)

Mr David Lammy: I have answered a number of questions on freedom of information at this Dispatch Box. There have been questions about shredding, but that was not happening, and questions about a lack of training and workshops, but that was not the case, because the Minister was going around all Departments, and around the country, informing people about freedom of information. This is about the public...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Publicity (2 Feb 2005)

Mr David Lammy: ..., press and ambient media targeting court fine defaulters (under the title Operation Payback). My Department has also conducted one campaign comprising leaflets and posters to raise awareness of the Freedom of Information Act among public sector bodies and the general public. The Public Guardianship Office, one of our two executive agencies, plans to run a campaign in 2005–06 to...

Orders of the Day — Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] (17 Jan 2005)

Mr David Lammy: ...of British politics. It would be amusing if they were not so deadly serious. Theirs is the same patrician view that voted against devolution in Scotland and Wales, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Every time the Government attempt to reconnect our public institutions with the people they serve, the Opposition oppose us.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Departmental Files (21 Dec 2004)

Mr David Lammy: ...Affairs under the guidance and supervision of TNA staff. The Department will also comply with the Code of Practice on Records Management, issued by the Lord Chancellor under S.46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which underlines the importance of having clear selection policies and disposal schedules in place.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information (21 Dec 2004)

Mr David Lammy: Since the Department for Constitutional Affairs is the lead Government Department on the Freedom of Information Act, the Department employs both staff responsible for wider Freedom of Information policy and also staff responsible for implementing the Freedom of Information Act within the Department. The number of staff in the Department for Constitutional Affairs that have been employed to...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information (21 Dec 2004)

Mr David Lammy: Statutory responsibility for raising awareness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act rests with the Information Commissioner's Office. The Commissioner's Office, which is independent of Government, has a programme of awareness raising events planned. The Government is committed to ensuring that the public can realise the benefits of the Act. Accordingly, in addition to the Information...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information (21 Dec 2004)

Mr David Lammy: Throughout 2004, the Department for Constitutional Affairs has produced a number of publications to assist all public authorities in their preparations for full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act. This included a Model Action Plan, outlining the steps public authorities should take to prepare for the Act; a Training Guide, containing recommendations for Freedom of Information...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information (21 Dec 2004)

Mr David Lammy: The Freedom of Information Act provides a right of access to information held by public authorities. Under section 3 of the Act, information is not held by a public authority if it is held on behalf of another person. The Information Commissioner's Office have issued an Awareness Guide (Awareness Guide 12) which provides advice on when information is held for the purposes of Freedom of...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr David Lammy: The Government is fully committed to the implementation of Freedom of Information (FOI) across the whole of the public sector and has been engaged in a range of activities with local authorities to raise awareness of FOI and to provide advice on how to handle inquiries once the Act comes into force. For example, a series of roadshows on FOI have been held across the country over the past two...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr David Lammy: The Government has always maintained that the majority of the costs resulting from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests would be met by the public purse. The public should not be deterred from asking for information because of the cost—freedom of information should mean free information for most requests. At the same time, we recognise that an open-ended commitment to answer all...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr David Lammy: ...government. We have worked closely with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Local Government Association to assess the likely costs that local authorities will incur as a result of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We will transfer funding to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to cover these costs, which will be distributed in the normal way through the Revenue Support...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr David Lammy: The Government will bring forward regulations covering the fees that can be charged under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 very shortly. Guidance on the fees policy will also be available at the same time.

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Freedom of Information Act (18 Nov 2004)

Mr David Lammy: The projected cost of the Department's Freedom of Information (FOI) compliance team for the period 1 January 2005 to 31 March 2005 is estimated to be £38,000. To date, the compliance team has undertaken awareness raising for staff, developed procedures and guidance for dealing with information requests, conducted internal training and tested our processes in readiness for the...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Commencement of Legislation (17 Nov 2004)

Mr David Lammy: ...Act, section 56 (in part) Statute Law (Repeals) Act, section 1 (in part); Schedule 1 (in part) 1999 Access to Justice Act, sections 28, 77, 80 and 106 (in part); Schedule 15 (in part) 2000 Freedom of Information Act, sections 1, 2, 9 (in part), 10 (in part), 11, 12 (in part), 13 (in part), 14 to 17, 19 (in part), 21 to 44, 48 (in part), 50 to 66, 67 (in part), 68, 69 (in part), 70, 71, 73...