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As it stands the Bill would make all correspondence between MPs and public authorities exempt information - even if that correspondence doesn't contain any personal information about constituents or come under any of the other headings that are already exempt from FOI.
that would exempt MPs from freedom of information.
Lord Falconer is opposed and has warned his colleagues that it would add to the perception 'of being an increasingly secretive goverment'
welcomed by Jack Straw and some others 'because of the special circumstances of Parliament'.