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Proceeding contribution from Gordon Prentice (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 March 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

First, may I ask my friend about the records of the honours scrutiny committee? I understand that no records have been destroyed but that civil servants are looking at the criteria for selecting those that will be preserved in the national archives. In a briefing that I have received from the Campaign for Freedom of Information, I am told that the honours exemption would continue for 60 years. Are the Government telling the House that that is indeed the case; that our successors will have to wait a couple of generations before they can find out what the honours scrutiny committee has said about certain individuals?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
506 c834 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Access Disclosure of information Contracts Demonstrations Costs Allowances Audio equipment Constitutional and administrative law Freedom of information Exemptions Northern Ireland Pay Pensions Parliament Square Protest Members Palace of Westminster Noise Public records Royal family Cabinet Office Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 30 Year Rule Review
Legislation
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
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