What have our MPs got to hide?

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 was, at least in principle, a good piece of legislation. It is not perfect and as far as I'm concern had too many ambiguities and exemptions. But all in all it made for a far more open government and public sector. Unfortunately, it seems it has been too successful and there has been for some time a growing force within Parliament to make MPs exempt from the law. This is, as far as I'm concerned, the most open and obvious show of contempt for the electorate I have seen for a long time. What makes them so special that they feel they above the law? The Private Members' Bill supporting MP exemption is being led by Tory MP, David Maclean and it seems is now gaining cross-house support. The Government is refusing to say whether it backs the Bill (i.e. it does, no doubt) and even cabinet member Jack Straw has given implicit support for it. This exemption must not happen - MPs are already protected enough, in fact more than they should be. The reason for wanting more "protection" is that these self-less bastions of society do want to compromise their relationship with their constituents by having their correspondence published under FIO. Do not believe this propaganda - they are already protected by the Data Protection Act. This is all about being exposed as taking advantage of their position and not wanting the scrutiny they should be put under as public servants. What have our MPs got to hide?