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• 07.06.10
  ICO respond to my email re dissolution of Parliament ico, parliament | (0)

  From: <casework@ico.gsi.gov.uk> Date: Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 6:24 PM Subject: Response to your correspondence to the Information Commissioner’s Office[Ref. ENQ0307303] To: [email address] 6 July 2010 Case Reference Number ENQ0307303 Dear Mr Cross Thank you for your correspondence dated 15 April, 6 and 20 June regarding the approach taken by the House of Commons and the House of Lords to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) made prior to and during the dissolution of Parliament. We would also like to thank you for the detailed arguments that you have raised regarding this matter. Firstly we would like to apologise for the delay in ...
• 07.01.09
  Speaker Election Nomination Forms parliament, speaker | (0)

  Interesting FOI request to get the nominations forms for the Speaker Election.
• 05.28.09
  Clerk of Parliament’s expenses champagne, parliament | (0)

  I finally got a response from the House of Commons to my request for an internal review. The House in effect conceded that its original interpretation of the law was wrong and agreed to provide the information I had asked for. It seems strange to win an argument with a branch of the legislature on a point of law.I did find out that the Clerk has been shopping at the Majestic Wine Warehouse, including (it would appear) purchasing 12 bottles of De Telmont Grande Reserve Champagne in January and 24 more in February.I expect that the bottles were ...
• 04.26.09
  The House of Commons needs to get its act together on FOI parliament | (0)

  The House of Commons just does not seem to grasp "Freedom of Information", they refused to provide me with copies of documents on the grounds they were not information despite an ICO Decision Notice that clearly indicates that this approach is wrong:Paragraph 18 of the ICO Decision notice FS50076355 states that:"Defra has advised the Commissioner that public authorities areonly required to release information, not documents. Consequently,it believes that to provide a summary is adequate. The Commissionerdoes not accept this view. The Act provides a right of access torecorded information held by a public authority. This will normallybe fulfilled through access ...
• 03.16.09
  House of Commons not taking FOI Seriously parliament | (0)

  Francis Irving's requests seems a fairly sensible use of the Freedom of Information Act."electronic copies of any documents produced by PICT discussing or evaluating the possible deployment of electronic petitioning systems in Parliament."So how did the House of Commons deal with it? was it:[A] a prompt response with full disclosure. [B] A clear refusal notice citing the relevant exemption. [C] A long winded exercise in spending public money to keep information from the public? You have obviously asked them for information beforeFind out here:http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/online_petitions_documents_from
• 07.19.08
  Support transparent lobbying edm, government, lobbying, parliament | (0)

  Get your MP to sign this Early Day Motion: EDM 1637 - Transparency in Lobbying"That this House notes the strong public cynicism about the influence of corporate lobbyists on British politics; further notes that individuals and organisations engaging in lobbying activities are able to do so effectively hidden from public scrutiny; remains concerned that lobbyists are not subject to levels of scrutiny similar to that which political parties and politicians have been subject since 2000; believes that greater transparency over the activities of lobbyists and their relations with hon. Members is needed to help restore trust in hon. Members and ...

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