Results 41–60 of 5000 for "freedom of information act"

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Chevening Scholarships Programme ( 8 Sep 2023)

Andrew Mitchell: ...For countries where we offered fewer than five places we withhold the exact number as this would contravene one of the data protection principles. In this case, Sections 40(2) and 40 (3A)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act apply. ODA Country Awards made (incl. full/part partner funded awards) ODA AFGHANISTAN 22 ODA ALBANIA 11 ODA ALGERIA 7 ODA ANGOLA / SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 15 ODA...

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Freedom of Information ( 7 Sep 2023)

David Rutley: The FCDO takes its responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act very seriously and will continue to strive to answer Freedom of Information (FOI) requests within the required timescales. We have taken a number of steps aimed at improving response times. To date, the FCDO has: · Undertaken a series of recruitment exercises to fill vacancies within the team. · Dedicated resources to...

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (6th Day) (Continued): Amendment 201 ( 6 Sep 2023)

Lord Stunell: ...There is a second part to my Amendment 201A, which I believe would help to close the yawning gap between open market prices and affordable home prices. It would disapply the current exemption in the Freedom of Information Act for the disclosure of viability calculations used by developers when haggling with local planning authorities over their planning obligations. At present, commercial...

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Earl Mountbatten of Burma: Diaries ( 4 Sep 2023)

Alex Burghart: ...has worked with the University of Southampton to support the release of the Mountbatten archive, whilst ensuring sensitive and official information is handled appropriately and in line with the Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection Act. Dr Lownie lost his appeal against the Cabinet Office, but continued to seek costs in a separate application. This application was rejected by the...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Local Government: Tower Hamlets (26 Jul 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...must comply with the statutory Best Value Duty to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement, having regard to efficiency, economy and effectiveness. Local authorities are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, meaning members of the public are entitled to request information from them. On 4 July, the Government published draft statutory guidance on Best Value Standards...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: World War II: Wrecks (21 Jul 2023)

Andrew Murrison: The survey of the wreck of HMS Prince of Wales undertaken in 2019 by the survey vessel MMA Pinnacle was released under the Freedom of Information Act in November 2019. There are no plans for any further publication. A copy, redacted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, will be placed in the Library of the House. HMS Prince of Wales Wreck Assessment Report (pdf, 3935.9KB)

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Information Rights User Group (20 Jul 2023)

Alex Burghart: This Government is committed to transparency and we want to strengthen how the Freedom of Information Act works across the entire public sector. The Information Rights User Group is being established following a commitment made in the Open Government Partnership Network Action Plan 5. Further details of this commitment can be found at:...

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (3rd Day): Amendment 68 (18 Jul 2023)

Lord Stunell: ...taking place between developers and planners, and which result in a reduction in the number of affordable homes to which they are committed. My amendment would disapply Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act, so that commercial confidentiality cannot be used as a cloak of concealment. I very much hope that the Minister can see that this too is in exact alignment with the...

Counter Disinformation Unit - Question (18 Jul 2023)

Lord Clement-Jones: My Lords, the CDU outsources its surveillance activities to opaque companies such as Logically and Faculty. It does not respond to Freedom of Information Act requests. Its budget is not public. Is it not quite unacceptable that there is no parliamentary oversight by any Select Committee, and is the place for that not the Intelligence and Security Committee?

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railways: Franchises (18 Jul 2023)

Huw Merriman: ...are managed, their performance assessed and addressed, the Department’s requirements of their business plans, budgets and any industry efficiencies expected. They are themselves subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations (2004) and will provide information under their own Freedom of Information Act (2000) publication...

Online Safety Bill - Report (4th Day): Amendment 187 (17 Jul 2023)

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: ...to challenge an information notice served to it by Ofcom, it would be able to do so through judicial review. I also mentioned the recourse that people have through existing legislation, such as the Freedom of Information Act, to give them safeguards, noting that, under Section 393 of the Communications Act, Ofcom will not be able to disclose information that it has obtained through its...

Online Safety Bill - Report (3rd Day): Amendment 129 (12 Jul 2023)

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: ..., we have sought to retain the existing provisions in the Bill to make sure that we strike the right balance between transparency and protecting national security. As the noble Lord mentioned, the Freedom of Information Act provides an additional route to transparency while also containing existing safeguards in relation to national security and other important areas. He asked me to think...

Public Bill Committee: Victims and Prisoners Bill: Clause 27 - Functions of an independent public advocate ( 6 Jul 2023)

...information which may reasonably be considered to be related to the cause of the event, the event, and actions taken after the event due to it; “public authority” has the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act 2000. (3) A public authority may only decline to provide information to the panel if disclosure of that information to the panel— (a) is not possible for reasons of...

Defibrillators: Public Access — [Sir Charles Walker in the Chair] ( 4 Jul 2023)

Abena Oppong-Asare: ...first language? Is there a case for reviewing signage and instructions to make defibrillators even more accessible? Lastly, what about our workplace? According to information released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, there are 25 defibrillators on the parliamentary estate, including in Central Lobby and Portcullis House—do we know where they are? No. We should be shouting that...

Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill [Lords]: New Schedule 1 - Permitted disclosures of material obtained by OGA (29 Jun 2023)

...the Crown; (b) persons in the service or employment of the Crown; (c) persons acting on behalf of the Crown; (d) government departments; (e) publicly owned companies as defined in section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. (8) Regulations under sub-paragraph (6) are subject to the affirmative procedure. Disclosure required for returns and reports prepared by OGA 2 (1) Section...

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Commission On Human Medicines (29 Jun 2023)

Esther McVey: ...2020 and 31 December 2020, when (a) a final decision on the issue under consideration at that meeting will be taken and (b) information withheld from the meeting summary under section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will be released.

Road User Charging Schemes — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] (26 Jun 2023)

Gareth Bacon: ...consultation on his plans by ignoring the fact that it showed that over 60% of those consulted were against the scheme, including 70% of those living in outer London. Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that TfL began ordering hundreds of the number plate recognition systems required for the expanded ULEZ in April 2022, a full month before the public...

Public Bill Committee: Victims and Prisoners Bill: Examination of Witnesses (22 Jun 2023)

...should have the ability to direct public authorities to retain material, but I do not think it should go further. I think there might also need to be a check in the Bill about the role of FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act, because for the 2005 Act, an inquiry is not a public authority that is subject to FOIA. Here, I think that does not necessarily carry across, so that probably needs...

Public Bill Committee: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Clause 9 - Initial SMS investigations (20 Jun 2023)

Paul Scully: ...a third party be unsatisfied with the DMU’s summary statement, they can request the full notice through a freedom of information request. As a public authority, the CMA is required under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to provide the public with information it holds when requested to do so, subject to the relevant exemptions, which include a requirement to protect commercially...

Procurement Bill [Lords]: New Clause 15 - Record-keeping (13 Jun 2023)

Iain Duncan Smith: ..., including the Ministry of Defence. All Departments—bar I think the Wales Office, which came clean and said it did not have any or was getting rid of them—claimed that, under section 24 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, they did not have to answer because it was a security risk. The security risk is having the cameras, not answering the damned question! Excuse my language, Mr...


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