Legal Deposit Libraries Bill - Clause 1 - DEPOSIT OF PUBLICATIONS

Part of Legal Deposit Libraries Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:00 pm on 4 June 2003.

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Photo of Kim Howells Kim Howells Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport 3:00, 4 June 2003

Yes, that is an important point. Mr. Benton, I am sure that you, like me, were given some very useful information when you first came to the House. I did not know, for example, that by simply sending a copy of a constituent’s letter to a third party, such as the police, MPs are in effect publishing the information in it, which may be defamatory. We could get into deep water on this issue and it is important to remember my hon. Friend’s point.