Amendments proposed to the Freedom of Information Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Mr Secretary Straw

101

Page     22,     line     24     [Clause     39],     after 'that' insert 'or any'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins

99

Page     22,     line     36     [Clause     41],     at end insert—

    '(1A) Information is exempt information if it was supplied to a public authority by a company or other commercial organisation before the coming into force of this Act'.

   

Dr Tony Wright
Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Mr Richard Shepherd
Mr Kevin McNamara
Ms Jenny JonesMaria Fyfe

37

Page     22,     line     37     [Clause     41],     leave out subsection (2) and insert—

    '(2) Information is exempt information if it was supplied to the authority in confidence by any person and its disclosure under this Act would unreasonably prejudice the commercial interests of that person.

    (2A) Information is exempt information if it has been consistently treated as confidential by the authority and its disclosure under this Act would unreasonably prejudice the commercial interests of the authority.'.

   

Mr. Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Dr Tony Wright
Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Richard Shepherd

31

Page     22,     line     38     [Clause     41],     after 'to', insert 'substantially'.

   

Dr Tony Wright
Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Mr Richard Shepherd
Mr Kevin McNamara
Ms Jenny JonesMaria Fyfe

38

Page     22,     line     39     [Clause     41],     at end insert—

    '(2A) Information is not exempt by virtue of subsection (2) if or to the extent that—

      (a) it relates the quality or safety of the goods or services produced or supplied by the person referred to in that subsection or the conditions under which those goods or services are produced or supplied; and

      (b) the prejudice to that person's commercial interests would result from the exercise of more informed choice by persons seeking to acquire those goods or services,

    unless the information is inaccurate.'.

   

Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Dr Tony Wright
Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Richard Shepherd

32

Page     22,     line     41     [Clause     41],     after 'to', insert 'substantially'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

62

Page     23,     line     4     [Clause     42],     leave out 'is excluded' and insert 'does not arise'.

   

Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Dr Tony Wright
Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Richard Shepherd

35

Page     23,     line     7,     leave out Clause 43.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

63

Page     23     [Clause     43],     leave out lines 38 and 39 and insert—

    '(6) Before laying before Parliament a draft of an order under subsection (1) or (2), the Secretary of State shall—

      (a) consult the Commissioner, and

      (b) publish any written representations made to him by the Commissioner with respect to the proposed order, except so far as those representations contain information which is, or if the order were made would be, exempt information.'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

64

Page     26,     line     18,     leave out Clause 48.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins

104

*Page     26,     line     41     [Clause     50],     at end insert ', or whether representations made by the complainant in accordance with section (Notification of third parties) have been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of that section.'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

65

Page     27,     line     26     [Clause     50],     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsections (5) and (6) do not apply in relation to a decision notice which relates to a failure to comply with section 13.'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

66

Page     27,     line     27     [Clause     50],     leave out subsection (7) and insert—

    '(7) This section has effect subject to section (Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice).'.

   

Dr Tony Wright
Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Mr Richard Shepherd

5

Page     27,     line     27     [Clause     50],     leave out subsection (7).


   

Mr Secretary Straw

67

Page     28,     line     32     [Clause     51],     at end insert—

    '(8) In this section "information" includes unrecorded information.'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw
Dr Tony Wright
Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Mr Richard Shepherd

6

Page     28,     line     39     [Clause     52],     leave out subsection (2).


   

Mr Secretary Straw

69

Page     29,     line     10     [Clause     52],     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsections (3)(b) and (4) do not apply in relation to a decision notice which relates to a failure to comply with section 13.'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

70

Page     29,     line     12     [Clause     52],     at end insert—

    '( ) This section has effect subject to section (Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice).'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

71

Page     30,     line     3     [Clause     56],     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsection (1) does not confer any right of appeal in relation to a decision notice which relates to a failure to comply with section 13; and subsection (2) does not confer any right of appeal in relation to an enforcement notice which relates to such a failure.'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins

98

Page     31,     line     19     [Clause     62],     leave out ',40 or 41' and insert 'or 40'.


   

Mr Harry Cohen

108

*Page     35,     line     21     [Clause     69],     at end insert—

    '(3) Subsection (1) shall not have effect in respect of any personal data obtained by a public authority after 23rd October 2007.'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

89

Page     64,     line     24     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

    '. In section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (right of access to personal data), for subsection (3) there is substituted—

            "(3) Where a data controller—

            (a) reasonably requires further information in order to satisfy himself as to the identity of the person making a request under this section and to locate the information which that person seeks, and

            (b) has informed him of that requirement,

            the data controller is not obliged to comply with the request unless he is supplied with that further information.".'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

90

Page     64,     line     26     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'the Data Protection Act 1998' and insert 'Act'.

   

Mr Harry Cohen

109

*Page     64,     line     36     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

    'In section 55 of that Act—

      (a) there is inserted after subsection (1)—

          "(1A) A data controller must not knowingly or recklessly obtain or disclose personal data in any way which causes a serious breach of any data protection principle.";

      (b) in subsection (2) the words "Subsection (1) does" are replaced by "Subsection (1) or (1A) do"; and

      (c) in subsection (3) the words "or (1A)" are inserted after "subsection (1)".'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

72

Page     36,     line     40     [Clause     74],     leave out 'in pursuance of a decision under section'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

73

Page     37,     line     18     [Clause     75],     after 'section 1', insert 'or 13'.

   

Mr Mark Fisher
Dr Tony Wright
Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Mr Richard Shepherd

41

Page     37,     line     21     [Clause     75],     at end insert ', or the information is information which could be communicated to the applicant in accordance with section 13'.

   

Mr Mark Fisher
Dr Tony Wright
Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr David Heath
Mr Richard Shepherd

42

Page     37,     line     26     [Clause     75],     at end insert 'or which could have been communicated to him in accordance with section 13'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

74

Page     37,     line     39,     leave out Clause 77.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

75

Page     38     [Clause     78],     leave out lines 3 and 4 and insert 'under section 1 or 13'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

76

Page     38,     line     34     [Clause     81],     leave out from beginning to 'section' and insert—

    'A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions)—

      (a) an order under'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

77

Page     38,     line     34     [Clause     81],     after ' 4,', insert ' 6(3) or (7),'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

78

Page     38,     line     34     [Clause     81],     leave out from ' 74' to 'has' in line 35 and insert—

      'or

      (b) regulations under section 9(3),

    shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument'.

 
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