House of Commons

The complainant requested information about individual Member’s unpaid debts in relation to internal entertainment and catering. After considerable delay, the House provided the information about the debts that exceeded 90 days. It applied section 40(2) to the remaining information. The Commissioner has considered this case carefully. His decision is that the House applied section 40(2) appropriately to the disputed information. However, he finds that the House breached section 10(1) twice and 17(1) once as it failed comply with the procedural requirements of the Act. He requires no remedial steps to be taken in this case.