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Proceeding contribution from Denis MacShane (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Governance of Britain.

Governance of Britain

Are we actually at war in Iraq? The Lord Chancellor says that he wants to look at extending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to a range of organisations that perform public functions. No greater public function is performed than that by the media. Does he think that the 2000 Act should be extended generally to the media, so that we can get an answer to the famous question: quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
465 c418 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
House of Commons Disclosure of information Data protection Armed forces Demonstrations Armed conflict Constitutions Deployment British constitution Democracy Freedom of information House of Lords Judiciary Judges Powers of entry Personal records Police Powers Public appointments Privacy Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny National Audit Office Treaties Information Commissioner's Office Committee of Public Accounts Royal prerogative
Link
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