It seems that the Labour Parliamentary Committee is supporting the Private Member’s Bill brought by Conservative MP David MacLean. According to the Independent: The email from Labour MPs Tony Lloyd, Angela Eagle, Kevan Jones, Ann Cryer, Joan Ruddock, Martin Salter and Don Touhig says: "We feel strongly that the measures Read more…
David MacLean’s damaging Private Member’s Bill was due to debated again this morning, but somehow yesterday it was dropped off the agenda and postponed until May 18th. It isn’t clear why it has been dropped. The Deputy Speaker said only the Sponsor of a bill can withdraw it. I’m guessing Read more…
Parliament (at least the 25 MPs those that are there on a Friday – only 25 are visible on Parliament TV) is currently debating the Private Members Bill brought by David MacLean (Con). The bill looks to amend the Freedom of Information Act to allow MPs to exclude themselves from Read more…