FREEDOM OF INFORMATION IN THE EU

That this House believes that all levels of government should be underpinned by the principle of good governance; notes the importance that transparency brings to public accountability and to restoring public faith in politics; observes that this principle particularly applies to institutions of the European Communities; and calls on the Government to campaign to inject genuine freedom of information principles into the operating structures of the European Communities institutions, and particularly the European Commission, to put them on the same footing as the Westminster Parliament.