MPs voting against publication of their expenses

Saturday 17 January 2009

MPs are voting on 22 January 2009 to block publication of their expenses, by changing the Freedom of Information Act. The Government issued this news on the same day as the Heathrow expansion, and they are rushing it through parliament to avoid anyone noticing or objecting.

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Technical details on the amendment

• This is the proposed change: Text of Freedom of Information (Parliament) Order 2009
• This order needs to be approved by both House of Commons and House of Lords
• It amends the new text introduced by the Freedom of Information (Parliament & National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1967)
• It prevents any detailed expense information (including retrospective claims) from being published. Only annual totals by 10 categories will be published.
• Some background info: Leader of the House tables a motion and explanatory memorandum on the Order