Results 1-10 of 10 for "freedom of information" speaker:Bill Wiggin

Clause 3 — Studies for improving economy etc in services (19 Jul 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ...we might have liked to safeguard whistleblowers in Wales who disclose information other than the exceptions in clause 54(2). We still have no access to the wording of the promised amendment to the Freedom of Information Act. In Committee and again today, the Minister said that the Bill should not be enacted until 2005, and that by then we shall have been able to see the wording of the...

Public Bill Committee: Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords]: Restriction on disclosure of information (29 Jun 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ..., who should not feel intimidated and unsafe in a free society. In expecting us to trust them that clause 54 will be amended once section 49 of the Audit Commission Act is amended in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Government must believe that we would never expect them to make a U-turn. However, they know as well as we do that that is by no means a certainty. I am...

Orders of the Day — Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords] (17 Jun 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ...comments about the timetabling, and I shall try to explain why I am bothered. The Government's amendments to clause 54 through amendment of section 49 of the Audit Commission Act 1998, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, will not take place until after the Bill is on the statute book. We are therefore being asked to legislate on trust. Surely it is the job of Parliament to ensure...

Orders of the Day — Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords] (17 Jun 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ...embarrass those involved. The Government amendment would allow but not require the Secretary of State to amend clause 54, but only if section 49 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 is amended under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the Government have not proposed to change section 49, except in what we heard today, so I have reservations about the possible use of clause 54...

Orders of the Day — Water Bill [Lords]: New Clause 5 — Regulatory Methodology (10 Nov 2003)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ...regulations prescribing circumstances in which water companies or suppliers may refuse the council information. We are worried that there will be fewer duties to provide information than under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The criteria by which a request for information can be refused should be in the Bill. Up-to-date information is essential if the council is to act in the best...

Public Bill Committee: Water Bill [Lords]: Clause 47 - Provision of information to the Council (16 Oct 2003)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ...in which a water company or licensed supplier may refuse to supply information to the council. We are concerned that that could entail narrower duties to provide information than in the Freedom of Information Act 1997, which would act against the interests of consumers and create confusing anomalies. We want to view the criteria for the refusal to supply information, and that should be in...

Public Bill Committee: Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords]: New clause 32 - Moratorium on new municipal incinerators (10 Apr 2003)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ...in which we receive notes are being recycled. Can the Minister assure us about the status of political leaflets? People feel strongly about being leafleted, but the democratic process relies on freedom of information.

Written Answers — Lord Chancellor: Freedom of Information (24 Jul 2002)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department on what grounds a freedom of information request can be denied by the Government; and how many of these requests have been denied in the last five years, broken down by reason for denial.

Written Answers — Lord Chancellor: Freedom of Information (22 Jul 2002)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the review process for a freedom of information complaint.

Food Labelling Bill (2 Nov 2001)

Mr Bill Wiggin: ...eggs? The answer is that we do not know which foods are friendly, and we should know. The Bill is constructive and helpful, and we should all support it because it promotes freedom of choice, freedom of information and freedom from cruelty.