Results 1-7 of 7 for "freedom of information" speaker:Kevin Brennan

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Office of Fair Trading: Freedom of Information (20 Jul 2009)

Kevin Brennan: In 2008, of the requests for information received by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, (a) three were appealed to the Information Commissioner after an Internal Review and (b) 152 were refused in full. The OFT receives a significant number of requests relating to complaints received by the OFT; the disclosure of this information is...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Learning and Skills Council (14 Jul 2009)

Kevin Brennan: ...minutes and has decided that he will make public the full minutes from the National Council meetings, subject to the redaction of any confidential information that is exempt under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. Copies of the full minutes from June 2008 to April 2009 have now been published on their website, and can be found at: www.lsc.gov.uk Minutes of future meetings will...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Learning and Skills Council for England (13 Jul 2009)

Kevin Brennan: ...National Council minutes and has decided that he will make public the full minutes from these meetings, except for any sensitive or confidential information which is exempt under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. The minutes can be found at: www.lsc.gov.uk The LSC does not routinely publish papers for council meetings but we have asked its acting chief executive to review...

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Departmental Freedom of Information (7 May 2008)

Kevin Brennan: 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 — Children, Schools and Families: Departmental Freedom of Information (19 Feb 2008)

Kevin Brennan: This Department has adopted a selective disclosure log whereby only the most interesting and high profile pieces of information are published. Between 2005 and 2007 12.4 per cent. of responses to Freedom of Information requests, where information has been wholly or partially released, have been published on the Department's disclosure log.

Cabinet Office: Ombudsman (4 Mar 2003)

Mr Kevin Brennan: ...week? We might want to ask also about press reports that the Government are resisting releasing information on gifts to Ministers, so will he perhaps enlighten us further as to Government policy on freedom of information regarding gifts to Ministers?

Ministerial Accountability and Parliamentary Questions (21 Mar 2002)

Mr Kevin Brennan: ...think that there is a political case for saying that the Government are deliberately being more difficult than their predecessors about releasing information. On the contrary, an Act dealing with freedom of information has been passed, although it has not come into force. It may not go as far as some, including myself, would like, but it is nevertheless a major improvement on the situation...