Comments on: FOI in Parliament: 24 October – 8 November 2005 http://heatherbrooke.org/2005/parliament8nov/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nick http://heatherbrooke.org/2005/parliament8nov/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Nick Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:05:30 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2005/foi-in-parliament/#comment-835 Your statement "NB the Library is NOT accessible to the general public, so effectively these documents remain secret except for the perusal of MPs and their staff)" is not actually correct. A member of the public can access documents within it by contacting the House of Commons Information Office (details here http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/g18.pdf). In the past I have asked for and received copies of documents referred to in PQs as being put in the Library. However, clearly it's not the most accessible way to publish information! Your statement “NB the Library is NOT accessible to the general public, so effectively these documents remain secret except for the perusal of MPs and their staff)” is not actually correct.

A member of the public can access documents within it by contacting the House of Commons Information Office (details here http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/g18.pdf). In the past I have asked for and received copies of documents referred to in PQs as being put in the Library.

However, clearly it’s not the most accessible way to publish information!

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