The Government will today publish a Command Paper in advance of its proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation. Number Six says that this legislation is in line with the GSLP/Liberal Government’s “many commitments to transparency and openness.”
The Opposition says it has read and digested the “thorough and comprehensive” Report produced by Sir Jonathan Parker in relation to the Dr Giraldi Home Inquiry.
In an article published in the Guardian newspaper on Saturday, Labour Party leader Ed Miliband took a firm stance on UK tax havens. He announced that he was sending a letter to all the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories in which he would ‘give six months to these tax havens to agree to publish a register of beneficial ownership and if they do not act we will recommend to the OECD that they are put on a blacklist.’
This weekend, women Parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth gathered in Gibraltar to share knowledge and experience on the role of Parliamentarians in ending violence against women and girls at a conference hosted by the Gibraltar Parliament.
This is the letter the Chief Minister sent to the Labour leader Ed Miliband this weekend addressing his concerns about Central Registers of Beneficial Ownership.
