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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 8 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 66 members in total.


RELEASE OF THE 1911 CENSUS

That this House notes that the Freedom of Information Act 2000 abolished the 100-year closure rule which was applied to English and Welsh decennial census records between 1966 and 2004; further notes that contractors have been invited to tender by 30th June 2006 for work on the 1911 Census Online Project; and urges Ministers to ensure that the successful applicant has a contractual duty to gradually release sections of the 1911 Census Online, county-by-county, beginning in 2006 or as soon as possible thereafter.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
2330 
Session
2005-06
Other sponsors
Graham Stringer
Adrian Sanders
Bob Spink
Gordon Marsden
David Leslie Taylor
Subjects
Census Freedom of information
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk