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Lord Falconer, constitutional affairs secretary
Freedom of information ‘threat’ revealed

The government is planning on making it more difficult for individuals to gain access to files under the Freedom of Information Act, it has been claimed. Leaked documents from the Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA), published in the Sunday Times, outline proposals to introduce a fee for future inquiries which would deter individuals from making… Read more »

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Tony Wright MP, chairman of the public accounts select committee
MPs demand compensation for pension victims

The government must compensate the thousands of people who lost their retirement nest eggs following the collapse of their occupational pension schemes, an influential group of MPs has demanded. Up to 125,000 people are thought to have lost significant amounts of their savings between April 1997 and May 2004, after their employers wound up their… Read more »