Freedom Of Information
EDM number 1589 in 1997-98, proposed by Derek Foster on 22/07/1998.
That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's statement in 1996 that a Freedom of Information Act 'is not some isolated constitutional reform' but 'a change that is absolutely fundamental to how we see politics developing in this country over the next few years'; congratulates the Government on its Freedom of Information White Paper; expresses concern at the prospect of any delay in bringing the measure forward; and calls on the Government to publish its draft Freedom of Information Bill before the end of the current session and to ensure that the actual Bill is introduced in the coming session.
This motion has been signed by a total of 235 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|
| Derek Foster | 22/07/1998 | Bishop Auckland | Labour | Proposed |
| Rhodri Morgan | 22/07/1998 | Cardiff West | Labour | Seconded |
| John Healey | 22/07/1998 | Wentworth | Labour | Seconded |
| Richard Shepherd | 22/07/1998 | Aldridge-Brownhills | Conservative | Seconded |
| Archy Kirkwood | 22/07/1998 | Roxburgh & Berwickshire | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | 22/07/1998 | Crewe & Nantwich | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Eagle | 22/07/1998 | Liverpool, Garston | Labour | Signed |
| Huw Edwards | 22/07/1998 | Monmouth | Labour | Signed |
| Lorna Fitzsimons | 22/07/1998 | Rochdale | Labour | Signed |
| Bruce George | 22/07/1998 | Walsall South | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 22/07/1998 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| David Drew | 22/07/1998 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Hilton Dawson | 22/07/1998 | Lancaster & Wyre | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Davis | 22/07/1998 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Labour | Signed |
| Valerie Davey | 22/07/1998 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
| Tam Dalyell | 22/07/1998 | Linlithgow | Labour | Signed |
| Yvette Cooper | 22/07/1998 | Pontefract & Castleford | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 22/07/1998 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Vernon Coaker | 22/07/1998 | Gedling | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Clwyd | 22/07/1998 | Cynon Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 22/07/1998 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Linda Gilroy | 22/07/1998 | Plymouth, Sutton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Norman Godman | 22/07/1998 | Greenock & Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| Audrey Wise | 22/07/1998 | Preston | Labour | Signed |
| Rosie Winterton | 22/07/1998 | Doncaster Central | Labour | Signed |
| David Winnick | 22/07/1998 | Walsall North | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Williams | 22/07/1998 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Williams | 22/07/1998 | Swansea West | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Wicks | 22/07/1998 | Croydon North | Labour | Signed |
| Claire Ward | 22/07/1998 | Watford | Labour | Signed |
| Paddy Tipping | 22/07/1998 | Sherwood | Labour | Signed |
| Gareth Thomas | 22/07/1998 | Clwyd West | Labour | Signed |
| Gisela Stuart | 22/07/1998 | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Blizzard | 22/07/1998 | Waveney | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 22/07/1998 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Charlotte Atkins | 22/07/1998 | Staffordshire Moorlands | Labour | Signed |
| Candy Atherton | 22/07/1998 | Falmouth & Camborne | Labour | Signed |
| Donald Anderson | 22/07/1998 | Swansea East | Labour | Signed |
| Lynda Clark | 22/07/1998 | Edinburgh, Pentlands | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 22/07/1998 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Julie Morgan | 22/07/1998 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Keen | 22/07/1998 | Feltham & Heston | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Sally Keeble | 22/07/1998 | Northampton North | Labour | Signed |
| Jenny Jones | 22/07/1998 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
| Helen Jones | 22/07/1998 | Warrington North | Labour | Signed |
| Barry Jones | 22/07/1998 | Alyn & Deeside | Labour | Signed |
| John Home Robertson | 22/07/1998 | East Lothian | Labour | Signed |
| David Hinchliffe | 22/07/1998 | Wakefield | Labour | Signed |
| Phyllis Starkey | 22/07/1998 | Milton Keynes South West | Labour | Signed |
| Helen Southworth | 22/07/1998 | Warrington South | Labour | Signed |
| Barry Sheerman | 22/07/1998 | Huddersfield | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Joan Ryan | 22/07/1998 | Enfield North | Labour | Signed |
| Giles Radice | 22/07/1998 | North Durham | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Prentice | 22/07/1998 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Pike | 22/07/1998 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Pickthall | 22/07/1998 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Keen | 22/07/1998 | Brentford & Isleworth | Labour | Signed |
| Tess Kingham | 22/07/1998 | Gloucester | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 22/07/1998 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Dale Campbell-Savours | 22/07/1998 | Workington | Labour | Signed |
| Karen Buck | 22/07/1998 | | | Signed |
| Peter Bradley | 22/07/1998 | Wrekin, The | Labour | Signed |
| Martin O'Neill | 22/07/1998 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
| Chris Mullin | 22/07/1998 | Sunderland South | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 22/07/1998 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour | Signed |
| Tony McWalter | 22/07/1998 | Hemel Hempstead | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 22/07/1998 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Levitt | 22/07/1998 | High Peak | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Love | 22/07/1998 | Edmonton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Andrew MacKinlay | 22/07/1998 | Thurrock | Labour | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 22/07/1998 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Judy Mallaber | 22/07/1998 | Amber Valley | Labour | Signed |
| John Marek | 22/07/1998 | Wrexham | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | 22/07/1998 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Baker | 23/07/1998 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 23/07/1998 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jane Griffiths | 23/07/1998 | Reading East | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 23/07/1998 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| Don Foster | 23/07/1998 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ronnie Fearn | 23/07/1998 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 23/07/1998 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Edward Davey | 23/07/1998 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 23/07/1998 | Leigh | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Cox | 23/07/1998 | Tooting | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Cotter | 23/07/1998 | Weston-Super-Mare | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Robin Corbett | 23/07/1998 | Birmingham, Erdington | Labour | Signed |
| Jackie Ballard | 23/07/1998 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Beith | 23/07/1998 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Phil Willis | 23/07/1998 | Harrogate & Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian White | 23/07/1998 | North East Milton Keynes | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 23/07/1998 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Tyler | 23/07/1998 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Desmond Turner | 23/07/1998 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
| Jenny Tonge | 23/07/1998 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 23/07/1998 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 23/07/1998 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Graham Stringer | 23/07/1998 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Stinchcombe | 23/07/1998 | Wellingborough | Labour | Signed |
| Gerry Steinberg | 23/07/1998 | Durham, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Derek Wyatt | 23/07/1998 | Sittingbourne & Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
| Lawrie Quinn | 23/07/1998 | Scarborough & Whitby | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Iddon | 23/07/1998 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 23/07/1998 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 23/07/1998 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| David Heath | 23/07/1998 | Somerton & Frome | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 23/07/1998 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 23/07/1998 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 23/07/1998 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 23/07/1998 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 23/07/1998 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 23/07/1998 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ernie Ross | 23/07/1998 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 23/07/1998 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Ashok Kumar | 23/07/1998 | Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 23/07/1998 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| David Chidgey | 23/07/1998 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ivor Caplin | 23/07/1998 | Hove | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Bruce | 23/07/1998 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 23/07/1998 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Brand | 23/07/1998 | Isle of Wight | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Moore | 23/07/1998 | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ivan Lewis | 23/07/1998 | Bury South | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Linton | 23/07/1998 | Battersea | Labour | Signed |
| Fiona Mactaggart | 23/07/1998 | Slough | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Marsden | 23/07/1998 | Shrewsbury & Atcham | Labour | Signed |
| John Maxton | 23/07/1998 | Glasgow, Cathcart | Labour | Signed |
| George Stevenson | 24/07/1998 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Labour | Signed |
| Gerry Bermingham | 24/07/1998 | St Helens South | Labour | Signed |
| Eileen Gordon | 24/07/1998 | Romford | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 24/07/1998 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| David Crausby | 24/07/1998 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Clarke | 24/07/1998 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
| John McWilliam | 24/07/1998 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
| Christine Russell | 24/07/1998 | Chester, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Raymond Powell | 24/07/1998 | Ogmore | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Palmer | 24/07/1998 | Broxtowe | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Berry | 27/07/1998 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
| Harold Best | 27/07/1998 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Temple-Morris | 27/07/1998 | Leominster | Labour | Signed |
| Dave Watts | 27/07/1998 | St Helens North | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Dismore | 27/07/1998 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 27/07/1998 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Austin Mitchell | 27/07/1998 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 27/07/1998 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hesford | 27/07/1998 | Wirral West | Labour | Signed |
| Debra Shipley | 27/07/1998 | Stourbridge | Labour | Signed |
| Syd Rapson | 27/07/1998 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 28/07/1998 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Clive Efford | 28/07/1998 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 28/07/1998 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Donald Gorrie | 28/07/1998 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joe Benton | 28/07/1998 | Bootle | Labour | Signed |
| Liz Blackman | 28/07/1998 | Erewash | Labour | Signed |
| David Taylor | 28/07/1998 | North West Leicestershire | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 28/07/1998 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| David Chaytor | 28/07/1998 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Cawsey | 28/07/1998 | Brigg & Goole | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Burstow | 28/07/1998 | Sutton & Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kerry Pollard | 28/07/1998 | St Albans | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Foster | 28/07/1998 | Worcester | Labour | Signed |
| Allan Rogers | 28/07/1998 | Rhondda | Labour | Signed |
| Llew Smith | 28/07/1998 | Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Signed |
| Piara S Khabra | 28/07/1998 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
| David Lepper | 28/07/1998 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 28/07/1998 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Olner | 28/07/1998 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 29/07/1998 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 29/07/1998 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 29/07/1998 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 29/07/1998 | Poplar & Canning Town | Labour | Signed |
| John Gunnell | 29/07/1998 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
| Joe Ashton | 29/07/1998 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| Christine Butler | 29/07/1998 | Castle Point | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 29/07/1998 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Doug Naysmith | 29/07/1998 | Bristol North West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Bill Rammell | 29/07/1998 | Harlow | Labour | Signed |
| Chris Ruane | 29/07/1998 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour | Signed |
| Alex Salmond | 29/07/1998 | Banff & Buchan | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Mohammad Sarwar | 29/07/1998 | Glasgow, Govan | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Sawford | 29/07/1998 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Lewis | 29/07/1998 | Worsley | Labour | Signed |
| Douglas Alexander | 30/07/1998 | Paisley South | Labour | Signed |
| Julia Drown | 30/07/1998 | South Swindon | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Casale | 30/07/1998 | Wimbledon | Labour | Signed |
| Andy King | 30/07/1998 | Rugby & Kenilworth | Labour | Signed |
| Jacqui Smith | 30/07/1998 | Redditch | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Salter | 30/07/1998 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
| Judith Church | 02/09/1998 | Dagenham | Labour | Signed |
| Brian H Donohoe | 02/09/1998 | Cunninghame South | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Benn | 02/09/1998 | Chesterfield | Labour | Signed |
| Dennis Turner | 02/09/1998 | Wolverhampton South East | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Jim Wallace | 02/09/1998 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Steve Webb | 02/09/1998 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Colin Burgon | 02/09/1998 | Elmet | Labour | Signed |
| Russell Brown | 02/09/1998 | Dumfries | Labour | Signed |
| Diana Organ | 02/09/1998 | Forest of Dean | Labour | Signed |
| Jackie Lawrence | 02/09/1998 | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Labour | Signed |
| Oona King | 02/09/1998 | Bethnal Green & Bow | Labour | Signed |
| Charles Kennedy | 02/09/1998 | Ross, Skye & Inverness West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Evan Harris | 02/09/1998 | Oxford West & Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joan Ruddock | 02/09/1998 | Lewisham, Deptford | Labour | Signed |
| Don Touhig | 03/09/1998 | Islwyn | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Richard Allan | 03/09/1998 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Goggins | 03/09/1998 | Wythenshawe & Sale East | Labour | Signed |
| Barry Gardiner | 03/09/1998 | Brent North | Labour | Signed |
| Lembit | 03/09/1998 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 19/10/1998 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Caroline Flint | 19/10/1998 | Don Valley | Labour | Signed |
| John Grogan | 19/10/1998 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
| Patrick Hall | 19/10/1998 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
| Hugh Bayley | 19/10/1998 | York, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Todd | 19/10/1998 | South Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Dafydd Wigley | 19/10/1998 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 19/10/1998 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
| Anthony D Wright | 19/10/1998 | Great Yarmouth | Labour | Signed |
| Ray Michie | 19/10/1998 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Robert McCartney | 19/10/1998 | North Down | UKUP | Signed |
| Chris Pond | 19/10/1998 | Gravesham | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Pendry | 19/10/1998 | Stalybridge & Hyde | Labour | Signed |
| Gwyn Prosser | 19/10/1998 | Dover | Labour | Signed |
| David Rendel | 19/10/1998 | Newbury | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 19/10/1998 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Helen Jackson | 19/10/1998 | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Labour | Signed |
| Fiona Jones | 19/10/1998 | Newark | Labour | Signed |
| Ieuan Wyn Jones | 19/10/1998 | Ynys M | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Fraser Kemp | 19/10/1998 | Houghton & Washington East | Labour | Signed |
| Anne Begg | 20/10/1998 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
| Margaret Ewing | 22/10/1998 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 22/10/1998 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Savidge | 22/10/1998 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 04/11/1998 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 11/11/1998 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Simon Hughes | 18/11/1998 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Patricia Hewitt | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Margaret Hodge | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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