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Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill

I notice that the person who appeared for the Information Commissioner, a man called Mr. Pitt-Payne, also addressed another question. He said that there was"““no evidence that MPs would or might be caused justified distress or damage if the disputed information were to be disclosed. No specific potential harmful consequences have been identified…nor?—" this is very important—"““is there any evidence of a specific refusal by MPs generally or by any individual MPs to permit the disclosure of this information.?" Even if one were being selfish about the matter, there is no evidence that colleagues were arguing that disclosure would be to our disadvantage.