Policy #6780: "Greater transparency in Public Life"

This is the votes by vote definition of Public Whip policy #6780: "Greater transparency in Public Life". You may want to read an introduction to policies, or read more about Public Whip.

Someone who believes that There should be more transparency in the public sector (merge with FOI / Transparancy of Parliament?) would have voted like this...

HouseDateSubjectPolicy vote
Commons7 Dec 1999Freedom of Information Bill — Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons7 Dec 1999Freedom of Information Bill — Committee of the whole House abstain
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Ministerial orders for exemption minority (strong)
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Time for compliance with request Majority
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — The Information Commissioner or Ombudsman abstain
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice minority
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill and Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Allocation Of Time) — Interpretation abstain
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Information held for the purpose of investigation minority
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — New Bodies — National Assembly for Wales Majority (strong)
Commons20 Apr 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected minority (strong)
Commons20 Apr 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected minority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed abstain
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected minority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected minority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure abstain
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minority (strong)
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected Majority (strong)
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration Majority (strong)
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration Majority (strong)
Commons24 Mar 2017Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill — Clause 1 — Right for All Registered Voters to Inspect Accounting Records of Certain Public Bodies minority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 6 — Publication of Legal Advice on Varying Notification of Withdrawal from the EU minority (strong)
Commons1 May 2018Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — New Clause 8 — Public Register of Beneficial Owners of Overseas Entities minority (strong)
Commons1 May 2018Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — New Clause 13 — Requirement for Companies House and Others to Identify Beneficial Ownwers of Companies on Formation minority
Commons2 May 2018Lawful Immigration from Commonwealth Countries Prior to 1973 — Windrush — Provision of Papers minority
Commons16 May 2018Publication of Papers relating to the Government's Preferred Customs Arrangements on Withdrawal From the European Union minority (strong)
Commons23 May 2018NHS Reforms — Provision of Papers to Health and Social Care Committee minority
Commons17 Jul 2018Trade Bill — New Clause 3 — Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny and Consent minority (strong)
Commons19 Jul 2018Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards — Publication of Information About Matters Under Investigation minority (strong)

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