Results 1-17 of 17 for "freedom of information" speaker:Parmjit Dhanda

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Audit Commission Act 1998 (22 Jul 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: ...the public and summarises their rights to inspect, question and challenge councils' accounts. Additionally, individuals have access to information about public authorities through powers under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Ombudsman: Freedom of Information (15 Jul 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: There are no plans to remove the exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act that currently apply to the Local Government Ombudsman. The removal of such exemptions could deter people suffering injustice due to a council's maladministration from raising the matter with the ombudsman and hence obtaining redress. It is the policy of the Local Government Ombudsman to operate as openly as...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Blue Rubicon (2 Jul 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: For details of payments made to Blue Rubicon before 7 February 2008 I refer the hon. Member to the answer to the Freedom Of Information request published on the Department's website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/about/freedom -of-information/disclosure-log/disclosurelog2008/publicrelat ionsfirms/ Since 7 February 2008, the Department has paid Blue Rubicon the sum of...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Improvement and Development Agency: Freedom of Information (2 Jun 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) is not subject to the provisions of either the Environmental Information Regulations or the Freedom of Information Act (FoI), but they comply with requests made under the legislation as if they were.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Freedom of Information (12 May 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: 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 — Communities and Local Government: Regional Government: Brussels (18 Mar 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: ...offices in Brussels are facilities used by the regional assemblies and their partners. They are not separate organisations for the purposes of either the Environmental Information Regulations or the Freedom of Information Act, so no guidance is necessary.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Publications (19 Feb 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: ...held in the form requested and could therefore be provided only at disproportionate cost. Details of departmental publications are published online at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/about/freedom-of-inf ormation/communities-lgps/publications-database/

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Public Relations (18 Feb 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: The information requested is available on the Department's website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/about/freedom-of-inf ormation/disclosure-log/disclosurelog2008/publicrelations firms/ This is the reply to a recent freedom of information request seeking information about the Department's dealings with public relations and public affairs firms, since 2002.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Regional Ministers (18 Feb 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: Information relating to internal discussion and advice is not disclosed in order to protect its frankness and candour. This is in accord with Section 35 of the Freedom of Information Act exempting communications between Ministers and is aimed at protecting the government policy-making process.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Freedom of Information (23 Jan 2008)

Parmjit Dhanda: ...most high profile pieces of information and those of wider public interest are published as a matter of course on the disclosure log on its website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/coporate/about/freedom-of-info rmation/disclosure-log/ To date, 5 per cent. of responses to requests made to Communities and Local Government and its predecessor Department, the Office of the Deputy Prime...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Trade Unions (18 Dec 2007)

Parmjit Dhanda: Details of meetings between Ministers and outside interest groups, including trade unions, are provided on the Department's website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/about/freedom-of-inf ormation/Disclosure-iog/

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: PricewaterhouseCoopers (11 Dec 2007)

Parmjit Dhanda: ...Commerce Buying Solutions framework agreement for the provision of financial management consultancy. The standard contractual terms and conditions applied and these do not contain provisions limiting freedom of information disclosure.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Services: Freedom of Information (21 Nov 2007)

Parmjit Dhanda: We have received 15 Freedom of Information requests relating to the FiReControl project since 1 January 2005. Details of who made the requests is shown in the following table. This includes eight from FBU officials, two from Gloucestershire county council, one from an FRS employee, three from journalists and one person who did not specify their connection to any organisation. The responses...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information: Standards (29 Oct 2007)

Parmjit Dhanda: Communities and Local Government has no knowledge of such payments being made in these circumstances. There is no provision in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for compensation payments to be made.

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Correspondence (22 Mar 2007)

Parmjit Dhanda: ...statistical purposes the Department does not differentiate between letters and emails, or whether the correspondence is from an individual or an organisation. For general correspondence (excluding freedom of information requests) our performance for the first three quarters of this operational year ( 1 April 2006 to 31 December 2006) is as follows: Directorate Answered within target...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Correspondence (1 Feb 2007)

Parmjit Dhanda: DfES aims to reply to 95 per cent. of all correspondence within 15 working days and 100 per cent. of requests under the Freedom of Information Act within 20 working days.

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Freedom of Information (Trust Schools) (10 Jul 2006)

Parmjit Dhanda: As is the case with all maintained schools, the governing bodies of trust schools will be covered by the Freedom of Information Act.