Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 12:14 pm ar 20 Gorffennaf 2021.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Lord True Lord True Minister of State (Cabinet Office) 12:14, 20 Gorffennaf 2021

My Lords, my noble and learned friend is right to draw attention to this. Although protection for deliberations within public authorities is allowed for in the convention, it does not provide the specific exemption that Parliament felt was necessary in order to protect Cabinet collective responsibility, which is one of the key conventions underpinning our form of Cabinet government. It informed the Labour Government in 2000, at the time this Act was passed, and continues to inform us.