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Charges For Information Under The Freedom Of Information Act 2000

EDM number 1269 in 2003-04, proposed by Tony Wright on 25/05/2004.

That this House notes with concern that the Government is considering introducing substantially higher fees for obtaining information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that those promised by ministers during its Parliamentary passage; considers that high fees would deter the public from using the Act and undermine the potential benefits of increased openness, accountability and trust in the work of public authorities; and calls on the government to honour the firm and consistent commitment on charges repeatedly made to this House during consideration of the Freedom of Information legislation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 181 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tony Wright25/05/2004Cannock ChaseLabourProposed
Richard Shepherd25/05/2004Aldridge-BrownhillsConservativeSigned
David Heath25/05/2004Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Helen Jackson25/05/2004Sheffield, HillsboroughLabourSigned
Archy Kirkwood25/05/2004Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Fisher25/05/2004Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
John Greenway25/05/2004RyedaleConservativeSigned
Martin Smyth26/05/2004Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Bob Spink26/05/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Simon Hughes26/05/2004North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Glenda Jackson26/05/2004Hampstead & HighgateLabourSigned
Lynne Jones26/05/2004Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Terry Lewis26/05/2004WorsleyLabourSigned
Alice Mahon26/05/2004HalifaxLabourSigned
Albert Owen26/05/2004Ynys MLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell26/05/2004Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton26/05/2004GowerLabourSigned
Colin Challen26/05/2004Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Sydney Chapman26/05/2004Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn26/05/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer26/05/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Tam Dalyell26/05/2004LinlithgowLabourSigned
Annabelle Ewing26/05/2004PerthScottish National PartySigned
Andrew George26/05/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Barnes26/05/2004North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Simon Thomas26/05/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Desmond Turner26/05/2004Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Paul Tyler26/05/2004North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir26/05/2004AngusScottish National PartySigned
Brian White26/05/2004North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Ann Winterton26/05/2004CongletonConservativeSigned
Adam Price27/05/2004Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Alan Simpson27/05/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh27/05/2004Bradford WestLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins27/05/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
Jon Owen Jones27/05/2004Cardiff CentralLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tony Lloyd27/05/2004Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Rob Marris27/05/2004Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Michael Moore27/05/2004Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed27/05/2004South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Alistair Carmichael27/05/2004Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chaytor27/05/2004Bury NorthLabourSigned
David Chidgey27/05/2004EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Colman27/05/2004PutneyLabourSigned
Ross Cranston27/05/2004Dudley NorthLabourSigned
Edward Davey27/05/2004Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean27/05/2004BurtonLabourSigned
Sue Doughty27/05/2004GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew27/05/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Etherington27/05/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn27/05/2004Newport WestLabourSigned
Don Foster27/05/2004BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard27/05/2004WalthamstowLabourSigned
David Atkinson27/05/2004Bournemouth EastConservativeSigned
Robert Walter27/05/2004North DorsetConservativeSigned
John Wilkinson27/05/2004Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Betty Williams27/05/2004ConwyLabourSigned
Tony Worthington27/05/2004Clydebank & MilngavieLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders07/06/2004TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Sheridan07/06/2004West RenfrewshireLabourSigned
David Heyes07/06/2004Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
George Howarth07/06/2004Knowsley North & Sefton EastLabourSigned
Paul Marsden07/06/2004Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady07/06/2004South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Austin Mitchell07/06/2004Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill07/06/2004OchilLabourSigned
Diana Organ07/06/2004Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Paul Burstow07/06/2004Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable07/06/2004TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Patsy Calton07/06/2004CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty07/06/2004Falkirk EastLabourSigned
Frank Cook07/06/2004Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Tom Cox07/06/2004TootingLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin07/06/2004Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
George Galloway07/06/2004Glasgow, KelvinIndependentSigned
Edward Garnier07/06/2004HarboroughConservativeSigned
Ian Gibson07/06/2004Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff07/06/2004Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
Patrick Hall07/06/2004BedfordLabourSigned
Harold Best07/06/2004Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Paul Stinchcombe07/06/2004WellingboroughLabourSigned
Graham Stringer07/06/2004Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor07/06/2004Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
John Thurso07/06/2004Caithness, Sutherland & Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis07/06/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Phil Willis07/06/2004Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Julie Morgan08/06/2004Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
John Lyons08/06/2004Strathkelvin & BearsdenLabourSigned
John McWilliam08/06/2004BlaydonLabourSigned
Peter Bradley08/06/2004Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Menzies Campbell08/06/2004Fife North EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen08/06/2004Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Valerie Davey08/06/2004Bristol WestLabourSigned
Norman Baker08/06/2004LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Wood08/06/2004Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt08/06/2004Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Bob Russell09/06/2004ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch09/06/2004HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb09/06/2004North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews09/06/2004MedwayLabourSigned
Tony McWalter09/06/2004Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Alan Meale09/06/2004MansfieldLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith09/06/2004Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Barbara Follett09/06/2004StevenageLabourSigned
Win Griffiths09/06/2004BridgendLabourSigned
Phil Sawford10/06/2004KetteringLabourSigned
Martyn Jones10/06/2004Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce10/06/2004GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Dorrell10/06/2004CharnwoodConservativeSigned
Keith Vaz10/06/2004Leicester EastLabourSigned
Khalid Mahmood14/06/2004Birmingham, Perry BarrLabourSigned
John McDonnell14/06/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Claire Curtis-Thomas14/06/2004CrosbyLabourSigned
Frank Field14/06/2004BirkenheadLabourSigned
David Taylor14/06/2004North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Nick Harvey15/06/2004North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Burden15/06/2004Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Brian H Donohoe15/06/2004Cunninghame SouthLabourSigned
Alan Duncan15/06/2004Rutland & MeltonConservativeSigned
Anne Begg15/06/2004Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
Paul Truswell15/06/2004PudseyLabourSigned
Robert Wareing15/06/2004Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Angus Robertson16/06/2004MorayScottish National PartySigned
Robert Smith16/06/2004West Aberdeenshire & KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Hesford16/06/2004Wirral WestLabourSigned
John Horam16/06/2004OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Nigel Jones16/06/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Mitchell16/06/2004Sutton ColdfieldConservativeSigned
David Amess16/06/2004Southend WestConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock16/06/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Selous17/06/2004South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Doug Henderson17/06/2004Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabourSigned
Annette Brooke17/06/2004Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins18/06/2004TamworthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd18/06/2004Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Edward O'Hara18/06/2004Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Matthew Green18/06/2004LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow18/06/2004South RibbleLabourSigned
Lembit 21/06/2004MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell21/06/2004Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Fallon22/06/2004SevenoaksConservativeSigned
Tom Brake23/06/2004Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cunningham23/06/2004Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Si24/06/2004Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Charles Hendry24/06/2004WealdenConservativeSigned
Richard Allan24/06/2004Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett24/06/2004Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Kerry Pollard28/06/2004St AlbansLabourSigned
Alex Salmond28/06/2004Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Iain Coleman28/06/2004Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
David Crausby28/06/2004Bolton North EastLabourSigned
David Ruffley29/06/2004Bury St EdmundsConservativeSigned
Chris Smith29/06/2004Islington South & FinsburyLabourSigned
Roger Williams29/06/2004Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Pete Wishart29/06/2004North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Alan Beith30/06/2004Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Savidge05/07/2004Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Sally Keeble05/07/2004Northampton NorthLabourSigned
Sarah Teather05/07/2004Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Louise Ellman06/07/2004Liverpool, RiversideLabour Co-operativeSigned
Michael Clapham12/07/2004Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
John Cryer12/07/2004HornchurchLabourSigned
Keith Bradley13/07/2004Manchester, WithingtonLabourSigned
Vera Baird13/07/2004RedcarLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman14/07/2004HuddersfieldLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Austin14/07/2004Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Piara S Khabra15/07/2004Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Alan Howarth16/07/2004Newport EastLabourSigned
Frank Doran19/07/2004Aberdeen CentralLabourSigned
Ann Widdecombe19/07/2004Maidstone & The WealdConservativeSigned
Anne Campbell20/07/2004CambridgeLabourSigned
Geoffrey Robinson22/07/2004Coventry North WestLabourSigned
Tony Clarke22/07/2004Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Gillian Shephard07/09/2004South West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Keith Simpson07/09/2004Mid NorfolkConservativeSigned
Brian Iddon07/09/2004Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Richard Bacon07/09/2004South NorfolkConservativeSigned
David Lepper08/09/2004Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bob Blizzard09/09/2004WaveneyLabourSigned
Llew Smith14/10/2004Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Terry DavisUnknownWithdrawn

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