MPs have won their battle to keep their addresses private (UK)
MPs have won their battle to keep their addresses private.
Ministers moved an order to exclude addresses, travel plans and security bills from Freedom of Information laws.
The High Court had ordered addresses be published as part of a wider FoI battle over expenses claims, to check MPs were living in properties they claimed for.
But Commons leader Harriet Harman told MPs they had to remain private to protect MPs and their neighbours from "harassment at home".
She had pledged to protect MPs' addresses from publication - but the order moved by the government also stops travel plans, expenditure on security and the identity of people delivering goods from being disclosed.
| People have a right to know where their MPs do live in my view David Taylor Labour MP |
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