The majority of MPs voted in favour the Bill to exempt MPs from Freedom of Information Act from the House of Commons.[1]
Owing to no member of the House of Lords picking it up, the proposal was deliberately lost in the Parliamentary process.[2]
Later, Tom Brake MP proposed an alternative Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill to:[3][4]
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remove the provisions permitting Ministers to overrule decisions of the Information Commissioner and Information Tribunal;
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limit the time allowed for public authorities to respond to requests involving consideration of the public interest; and
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amend the definition of public authorities.
But the session ended before it could reach a debate.
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