BBC launches new FOI page

BBC launches new FOI page

The BBC has launched a new page dedicated to FOI stories. These include:

• Thai murder concerns played down
  The Foreign Office played down its concerns about the threat of attacks on travellers to Thailand for political and commercial reasons, the BBC learns.
• UK 'covered up' Israeli nuke deal
  The government has been accused of covering up the sale of heavy water to Israel for its nuclear programme.
• Lord linked to TB vaccine concern
  A BBC investigation uncovers concerns about the quality of TB vaccines produced by a firm linked to Lord Drayson.
• Peerages easier for party donors
  The body vetting nominations for the Lords secretly made it easier for large party donors to become Peers.

BBC website, 27 February 2006: http://www.bbc.co.uk/foinews.