Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House of Lords is subject to all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The House of Lords is a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The provisions of the Act apply to recorded information held by the House of Lords Administration, except for information described in the Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008 which is available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1967/pdfs/uksi_20081967_en.pdf.