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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Nothing in this Act shall prevent the annual publication in summary form of |
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| | | amounts of expenditure by members of the House of Commons from the |
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| | | parliamentary allowances made available to them exclusively for their |
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| | | parliamentary duties in such format and manner as the Speaker shall direct.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The provisions of this Act expire at the end of the period of 12 months beginning |
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| | | with the day on which the Act is passed. |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State may, by order made by statutory instrument, provide that |
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| | | the provisions of this Act are to continue in force after that time for a period not |
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| | | (3) | Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must consult— |
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| | | (a) | the Information Commissioner, |
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| | | (b) | the House of Commons Commission, and |
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| | | (c) | any other individuals or organisations he considers appropriate. |
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| | | (4) | No order may be made by the Secretary of State under this section unless a draft |
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| | | of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | This Act shall come into force at such a time as may be specified by order made |
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| | | by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument. |
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| | | (2) | Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must consult— |
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| | | (a) | the Information Commissioner, |
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| | | (b) | the House of Commons Commission, |
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| | | (c) | the Clerk of the House of Commons, and |
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| | | (d) | the Clerk of the Parliaments. |
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| | | (3) | No order may be made by the Secretary of State under this section unless a draft |
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| | | of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | This Act shall not come into force until the House of Commons and the House of |
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| | | Lords have adopted and published binding internal regulations that grant a right |
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| | | of access to information held by them equivalent or superior to the right of |
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| | | enjoyed by the public under the Freedom of Information Act prior to the |
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| | | enactment of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2007. |
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| | | (2) | The Information Commissioner and Information Tribunal shall have enforcement |
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| | | powers over the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (1), in accordance |
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| | | with Parts II-V and VIII of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 3 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (2) and insert ‘In Part 1 of Schedule |
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| | 1 (public authorities) insert— |
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| | | “3A | The House of Commons and the House of Lords are considered public |
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| | | authorities for the purpose of this Act only insofar as the information they hold |
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| | | is relevant to their functioning, the functioning of any other public authority, |
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| | | is necessary for the enforcement of a public or private right or insofar as they |
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| | | hold information whose disclosure is otherwise in the public interest. |
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| | | 3B | All information held by the House of Commons and the House of Lords shall |
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| | | be presumed relevant to their functioning, the functioning of any other public |
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| | | authority, necessary for the enforcement of a public or private right or |
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| | | otherwise of public interest unless it is shown that it is not.”’. |
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| | Page 1, line 3 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (2) and insert— |
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| | | ‘2 | In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (public authorities) after “House of Commons”, insert |
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| | | “but in relation to the House of Commons only in relation to information |
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| | | concerning the expenditure of any member of that House in execution of their |
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| | | 2A | In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (public authorities) after “House of Lords”, insert “but |
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| | | in relation to the House of Lords only in relation to the information concerning |
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| | | the expenditure of any member that House in execution of their public |
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| | Page 1, line 3 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (2). |
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| | Page 1, line 3 [Clause 1], leave out ‘paragraphs 2 and 3’ and insert ‘paragraph 2’. |
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