Full, accurate and complete disclosure of records showing that the claimed SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of COVID-19
Dear House of Commons,
Please provide a full, accurate and complete list of records held within your office, and / or under your authority, supporting the claim that the SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of the disease called COVID-19, including but not limited to isolation of SARS-COV-2 virus and its identification method as confirmation.
Please note isolation is used in the normally understood meaning of the word – the act of separating a thing from another. I am not referring to, and hence not requesting, isolation meaning the culture of something else or the performance of an amplification test (eg PCR test which only detect mRNA or DNA) or the sequencing of “something”.
If any records match the above description and are available to the public elsewhere, please provide enough information so that I may identify and access each record with certainty (i.e. title, author(s), date, journal, and weblink or location where the public may access it).
I remind you full, accurate and complete disclosure is required.
Yours faithfully,
Marc Horn
Dear Mr Horn,
Thank you for your request for information dated 28 July 2020, received by
us on the same date, which is copied below.
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within 20 working days i.e. on or before 26 August 2020.
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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #680375 email]>
Sent: 28 July 2020 19:11
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Full, accurate and complete
disclosure of records showing that the claimed SARS-COV-2 virus causes the
symptoms of COVID-19
Dear House of Commons,
Please provide a full, accurate and complete list of records held within
your office, and / or under your authority, supporting the claim that the
SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of the disease called COVID-19,
including but not limited to isolation of SARS-COV-2 virus and its
identification method as confirmation.
Please note isolation is used in the normally understood meaning of the
word – the act of separating a thing from another. I am not referring to,
and hence not requesting, isolation meaning the culture of something else
or the performance of an amplification test (eg PCR test which only detect
mRNA or DNA) or the sequencing of “something”.
If any records match the above description and are available to the public
elsewhere, please provide enough information so that I may identify and
access each record with certainty (i.e. title, author(s), date, journal,
and weblink or location where the public may access it).
I remind you full, accurate and complete disclosure is required.
Yours faithfully,
Marc Horn
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Dear Mr Horn,
Freedom of Information Request F20-353
Thank you for your request for information as copied below. You have asked
for records supporting the claim that the SARS-COV-2 virus causes the
symptoms of the disease called COVID-19.
Some information is held by the House of Commons in relation to your
request.
The House of Commons Library and the Parliamentary Office of Science and
Technology have undertaken research on the Covid-19 outbreak, for the
purpose of informing Members of Parliament. This includes research about
testing for and the transmission of the virus.
However, this information is already available from a public source. This
information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with section 21(1) and
(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), which removes a
public authority from the obligation to provide access to information
which is already in the public domain. This is an absolute exemption and
the public interest test does not apply.
However, it may help you to know that information relevant to your request
can be found at [1]https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/cor... and
[2]https://post.parliament.uk/category/anal....
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the House of Commons. Alternatively, if you are dissatisfied with the
outcome of your request you may ask the House of Commons to conduct an
internal review of any decision regarding your request. Complaints or
requests for internal review should be addressed to: Information Rights
and Information Security Service, Research & Information Team, House of
Commons, London SW1A 0AA or [3][House of Commons request email]. Please ensure
that you specify the full reasons for your complaint or internal review
along with any arguments or points that you wish to make.
If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner
at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF,
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Yours sincerely,
IRIS Officer
Information Rights and Information Security
House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #680375 email]>
Sent: 28 July 2020 19:11
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Full, accurate and complete
disclosure of records showing that the claimed SARS-COV-2 virus causes the
symptoms of COVID-19
Dear House of Commons,
Please provide a full, accurate and complete list of records held within
your office, and / or under your authority, supporting the claim that the
SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of the disease called COVID-19,
including but not limited to isolation of SARS-COV-2 virus and its
identification method as confirmation.
Please note isolation is used in the normally understood meaning of the
word – the act of separating a thing from another. I am not referring to,
and hence not requesting, isolation meaning the culture of something else
or the performance of an amplification test (eg PCR test which only detect
mRNA or DNA) or the sequencing of “something”.
If any records match the above description and are available to the public
elsewhere, please provide enough information so that I may identify and
access each record with certainty (i.e. title, author(s), date, journal,
and weblink or location where the public may access it).
I remind you full, accurate and complete disclosure is required.
Yours faithfully,
Marc Horn
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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 'Full, accurate and complete disclosure of records showing that the claimed SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of COVID-19'.
In your response you have claimed to have some of the information, and enclosed 2 links to support your claim.
Neither of the links have any information supporting the claimed SARS-CoV-2 virus causes the symptoms of COVID-19.
As requested in my original FOI please provide enough information so that I may identify and access each record with certainty (i.e. title, author(s), date, journal, and weblink or location where the public may access it). I remind you full, accurate and complete disclosure is required.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...
Yours faithfully,
Marc Horn
Dear Mr Horn,
Freedom of Information Request F20-353
Thank you for your request for an internal review, copied below. In the
first instance, I thought it may be quicker and more helpful to provide
some additional information about the House’s position, rather than
undertaking a full review.
You asked the House of Commons for records supporting the claim that the
SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of the disease called COVID-19. We
advised you that the only information we held that related to that subject
were two briefing papers from the House of Commons Library, for which we
provided links. The Library routinely produces these briefings for the
purpose of keeping Members up to date on a whole range of subjects.
I am very sorry that these papers did not contain the information you were
looking for. They were supplied in good faith, and represent the only
information the House of Commons holds on the matter.
The role of the House of Commons is to make laws and to scrutinise the
work of the Government. The records we hold directly relate to that role
(for example, records of Chamber debates, or minutes of Committee
meetings) or to the day-to-day administration of the House services (such
as catering menus and staff rotas).
We are not part of the Government, nor do we routinely have access to
their documents and records. Where a Government Department commissions
scientific studies or research, that information will be held by them. In
the case of any research on the SARS-COV-2 virus, we assume that any
studies, research or other advice would have been commissioned by the
Government’s Department of Health and Social Care, so you may wish to
request the information from them. Contact details can be found here:
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...
I hope this helps you better understand our position – we simply don’t
hold the detailed information you seek and this is why. However, if you
would still like us to carry out a full review of the House of Commons
handling of your request, please let me know, detailing your further
complaint.
Yours sincerely,
Information Rights Manager
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS)
House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA
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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #680375 email]>
Sent: 12 August 2020 20:25
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Full,
accurate and complete disclosure of records showing that the claimed
SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of COVID-19
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 'Full, accurate and complete disclosure of records
showing that the claimed SARS-COV-2 virus causes the symptoms of
COVID-19'.
In your response you have claimed to have some of the information, and
enclosed 2 links to support your claim.
Neither of the links have any information supporting the claimed
SARS-CoV-2 virus causes the symptoms of COVID-19.
As requested in my original FOI please provide enough information so that
I may identify and access each record with certainty (i.e. title,
author(s), date, journal, and weblink or location where the public may
access it). I remind you full, accurate and complete disclosure is
required.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[6]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...
Yours faithfully,
Marc Horn
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