Results 1-9 of 9 for "freedom of information" speaker:Iain Wright

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Infrastructure Planning Commission (25 Mar 2009)

Iain Wright: The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) will to be subject to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and all FOI requirements. Once the IPC is established it will develop a publication scheme in accordance with the FOI Act, and this will be published in due course.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Regional Technical Advisory Boards (15 Jan 2009)

Iain Wright: ...The Secretary, Yorkshire and Humberside RTAB, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly, 18 King St, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2SQ Regional Technical Advisory Boards (RTABs) are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI Act), as they are not specifically listed in Schedule 1 of the FOI Act as a public authority. Furthermore it is unlikely that RTABs would qualify as such by...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Buildings: Electronic Government (29 Oct 2008)

Iain Wright: ...discretionary. As I indicated in my reply of 16 October 2007, Official Report, column 1024W, they in no way change access rights to building control documents held by local authorities. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) applies to all information (electronic or otherwise), held by local authorities, including building control documents, and FOI requests can be made by public bodies.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Canatxx: Natural Gas (13 Oct 2008)

Iain Wright: ...of the process of policy development. Details of meetings between Ministers and outside interest groups are provided on the Department's website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/about/freedom-of-inf ormation/disclosure-log/ After the Secretary of State issued her decision to refuse planning permission for development of a natural gas storage facility at Preesall Saltfield,...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-governmental Organisations (6 Oct 2008)

Iain Wright: Details of meetings between Ministers and outside interest groups are provided on the Department's website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/about/freedom-of-inf ormation/disclosure-log/

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Building Control Documents: Data Protection (16 Oct 2007)

Iain Wright: ..."Enabling Electronic Communication of Building Control Documents" will in no way change access rights to building control documents held by local authorities. However, it should be noted that the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) applies to all information (electronic or otherwise) held by local authorities, including building control documents. FOI requests can be made by public...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning Permission: Vauxhall Tower (9 Oct 2007)

Iain Wright: ...of the submissions by officials are available on the DCLG website. However, we consider each request for information on the particular facts of each case, in accordance with the provisions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departments: Freedom of Information (3 Sep 2007)

Iain Wright: The list of requests made to Communities and Local Government under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 between 8 May 2006 and 30 September 2006, together with the other information requested, has been tabulated and a copy has been placed in the Library of the House. This tabulation consists solely of requests handled by the Central...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information (26 Jul 2007)

Iain Wright: ...from Steve Bundred, dated 25 July 2007: The Department for Communities and Local Government has asked me to reply to your parliamentary question on guidance to local authorities in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Audit Commission has not provided general guidance to local authorities on the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as this is primarily a matter for the...