Media Regulation

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:58 am on 28 February 2012.

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Photo of Peter Bottomley Peter Bottomley Conservative, Worthing West 11:58, 28 February 2012

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I think that he will remind us to keep in mind that there are issues of libel or defamation and of privacy. There are also issues relating to people who are not journalists who may want to speak at some professional conference where reports of what they have said can occasionally and wrongly suffer challenge in the court on the grounds of privacy, but more often of defamation. That needs protecting. In terms of the media responsibility, I hope that my hon. Friend and his Department will engage with the Ministry of Justice to ensure that such points are not forgotten.