FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT BILL AND CONSTITUENTS' CORRESPONDENCE

Early day motion 1565, tabled 24 May 2007 by Martin Linton (Labour). Signed by 53 members.

That this House believes that it would be totally wrong to remove the House of Commons from the scope of the Freedom of Information Act while leaving 110,000 other public bodies within its scope; considers that the House of Commons should be on the same footing as other public bodies; acknowledges that it is vital that the Act continues to exempt correspondence between hon. Members and constituents and continues to exempt the identity and personal details of constituents if they are referred to in correspondence between hon. Members and public bodies; acknowledges that risks can arise if constituents' identities and personal details are disclosed in error; and believes that a clarification of the law governing the disclosure of hon. Members' correspondence would be welcomed on all sides.

Signatures by party: Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1, Plaid Cymru 1.