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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bellingham (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 20 April 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill.


Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill

I will not. We strongly support the freedom of information legislation and we are appalled by Her Majesty’s Government’s attempts to curtail the release of such information. However, the Bill is very narrow. The amendments that we have debated this morning do not improve the Bill; I am not convinced that they have been well thought out. I have listened to the arguments and they are well intentioned, of course; however, Opposition Front-Benchers do not feel that the amendments do anything to improve what is a very modest, small Bill.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
459 c591 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Data protection Accountability Allowances Correspondence Freedom of information House of Lords House of Commons Exemptions Members Public opinion Travel Standards Parliamentary questions Members' constituency work
Legislation
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2006-07
Link
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