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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Noakes (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 23 May 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Company Law Reform Bill [HL].

Company Law Reform Bill [HL]

My Lords, the Minister disappoints me. What we are proposing with the Freedom of Information Act is a fundamental principle. We should have access to the information, and when public duties are delegated, Freedom of Information Act rights and responsibilities go with them. That is not inconsistent with a separate consultation by the Public Oversight Board. We are simply saying that the Freedom of Information Act, with all of the safeguards that it contains, should apply. I read the Act again this week and it seemed to me entirely sensible to have those safeguards alongside disclosure in the event of cases where information should not be disclosed on those grounds. I wish to test the opinion of the House on this. On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 82) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 147; Not-Contents, 125. Clause 857 [Delegation of the Secretary of State’s functions]:

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
682 c770-1 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Access Disclosure of information Animal welfare Data protection Audit Accountancy Company law Companies Directors Administration Annual reports Animal experiments Conflict of interests Fraud Finance Freedom of information Liability Information Insolvency Harassment Holding companies Industrial loan stocks Public companies Registration Reform Voting rights Research Shareholders Stock market
Legislation
Company Law Reform Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
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