Documentary Evidence of right to create law

Dear Marc Horn,

Freedom of Information request F24-080

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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #1082878 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 7:00 AM
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documentary Evidence of right to
create law

Dear House of Commons,

On your website in many places you claim the right to be the supreme
creator of law which is binding on whom so ever you wish.

Please provide from your records the evidence which creates this belief.

Your website does confirm Parliament as the sovereign legislative body,
but I cannot find any documentary evidence of Parliament having authority
to create binding law. This is needed as part of my law degree for my
reasoned arguments.

I don't need legal advice and am simply asking for the document that
creates this believed right, which according to Halsbury's Laws of England
is merely a theory.

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn,

Freedom of Information Request F24-080

Thank you for your request for information as copied below. You asked the
House of Commons to be provided with recorded evidence of Parliament
“having authority to create binding law”.

In the first instance, and as explained to you previously, the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA) only gives you the right to request access to
recorded information which may be held by a public authority.

However, a significant amount of expert legal knowledge would be required
to identify which of the records we hold will answer your request. Like
any public authority, the House of Commons has a duty to provide a
requester with advice and assistance as far as it is reasonable, but our
obligation does not extend to us having to first getting legal advice to
locate the information you require. 

You may wish to get this help from a solicitor, barrister or other
suitably qualified legal professional.  Once you have identified the
specific records you require, you could acquire it from publicly available
sources such as [1]https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ or request this
information from us.

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Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Officer
House of Commons Information Compliance Service
House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA 
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From: Marc Horn <[8][FOI #1082878 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 7:00 AM
To: FOI Commons <[9][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documentary Evidence of right to
create law

Dear House of Commons,

On your website in many places you claim the right to be the supreme
creator of law which is binding on whom so ever you wish.

Please provide from your records the evidence which creates this belief.

Your website does confirm Parliament as the sovereign legislative body,
but I cannot find any documentary evidence of Parliament having authority
to create binding law. This is needed as part of my law degree for my
reasoned arguments.

I don't need legal advice and am simply asking for the document that
creates this believed right, which according to Halsbury's Laws of England
is merely a theory.

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn,

Freedom of Information Request F24-080

I am writing to acknowledge your further email, copied below, in which you
ask for an Internal Review of our response to your request.

We will endeavour to provide a response within 20 working days. However,
it may be necessary to extend this deadline by another 20 working days,
for example if the review is complicated and requires the assistance of
multiple resources.

If you have any questions in the meanwhile, please let me know.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Manager

House of Commons Information Compliance Service

House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA

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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #1082878 email]>
Sent: 18 March 2024 15:20
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Documentary
Evidence of right to create law

Dear House of Commons,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of House of Commons's handling
of my FOI request 'Documentary Evidence of right to create law'.

I am not seeking legal advice but documentary evidence the House must hold
without which it has no authority.

Either you have this in which case you are duty bound to provide it, or if
you do not hold such documentary evidence you must respond confirming the
same.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[4]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn,

Internal Review Request for IR F24-080

Further to your request for an Internal Review, please find our response
attached. 

If you are still dissatisfied, you can complain to the Information
Commissioner’s Office whose details can be found
here:  [1]https://ico.org.uk/.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Manager

House of Commons Information Compliance Service

House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA

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From: Marc Horn <[5][FOI #1082878 email]>
Sent: 18 March 2024 15:20
To: FOI Commons <[6][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Documentary
Evidence of right to create law

Dear House of Commons,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of House of Commons's handling
of my FOI request 'Documentary Evidence of right to create law'.

I am not seeking legal advice but documentary evidence the House must hold
without which it has no authority.

Either you have this in which case you are duty bound to provide it, or if
you do not hold such documentary evidence you must respond confirming the
same.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[7]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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