Official documents, apart from ‘sensitive information’, Royal Family and Cabinet papers, could be released after 20 years instead of 30 under new government proposals, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.
The government is also looking at extending the remit of the Freedom of Information (FoI) act to cover organisations that spend public money.
The measures will aim to improve the transparency of the UK parliament following the expenses scandal.
The official publication of the MPs expenses data by parliament will happen in the next few days, Brown added.