Extension Of Freedom Of Information Act 2000

EDM number 613 in 2013-14, proposed by Grahame Morris on 23/10/2013.
Categorised under the topic of Freedom of information.

That this House praises the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the transparency and openness it has brought to the public sector and the public right of access of information held by central and local government and its agencies; notes that public services delivered by private companies are currently beyond the scope of the 2000 Act; further notes that, as growing amounts of public services are privatised, ever decreasing amounts of public spend are subject to freedom of information; and supports calls to extend the legislation so that public services contracted out to the private and third sector are covered by freedom of information legislation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs.