HC Deb 03 March 1998 vol 307 c624W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans he has to replace the Open Government Code of Practice with a more legally enforceable system. [31712]

Dr. David Clark

The White Paper "Your Right to Know" (Cm 3818) published on 11 December 1997 sets out the Government's proposals for a wide ranging Freedom of Information Act. The Act will provide people with a legally enforceable right to official information and will replace the present non-statutory "Code of Practice on Access to Government Information".