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Written Question
Press Recognition Panel
Wednesday 18th September 2024

Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 August (HL330), on what basis the Ministry of Justice made a payment to the Press Recognition Panel of £430,000 in April; and whether they intend to place in the House of Lords Library a copy of all correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and Press Regulation Panel relating to the payment.

Answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

The Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the press sets out that The Exchequer (acting through the Lord Chancellor) will fund the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) until it becomes effective. It also sets out that in the event that the PRP considers its income is likely to be insufficient it will have a right to request further reasonable sums so it is not frustrated by a lack of funding. Whilst the Lord Chancellor is the conduit for the PRP with HM Treasury, they have no policy responsibility under the Royal Charter that created the PRP. The PRP publish their accounts on an annual basis, confirming their annual income of £430,000.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Jul 2022
European Convention on Human Rights

"Does my noble friend agree that the European convention should be regarded as particularly precious by Conservatives, given the part that Winston Churchill and Lord Kilmuir played in devising it?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Mar 2022
Prisons: Death Statistics

"Do prison chaplains keep a particularly careful and watchful eye on the prisoners in the categories to which the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, made reference?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Feb 2022
Judicial Review and Courts Bill

"Amendment 2, not moved?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Feb 2022
Judicial Review and Courts Bill

"I apologise for getting things into a state of confusion—or nearly—by thinking that Amendment 3 was to be moved...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Jan 2022
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"Is it the Government’s view that, by retaining the ban—as it is at the moment—for PCCs, there would be a case for extending it so that, if it should emerge that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, committed an imprisonable offence before the age of 21, he should be barred from …..."
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Written Question
Defamation: Northern Ireland
Tuesday 8th June 2021

Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to assist with the extension of the Defamation Act 2013 to Northern Ireland.

Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar - Shadow Attorney General

The civil law of defamation is a devolved issue in Northern Ireland. As such, the development of, or any reform to, the law in this area is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly to consider.

I note that the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance, Conor Murphy MLA, updated the Assembly late last year and that work is underway in his department to review defamation law. An MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) has also been granted consent by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to introduce a Bill into the Northern Ireland Assembly on this issue. I understand that the proposed Bill is currently being considered by the NI Assembly Speaker as per usual processes.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Queen’s Speech

"The noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, has withdrawn. I call the noble Lord, Lord Mann...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 16 Mar 2021
Independent Office for Police Conduct

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work of the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to Operation Midland...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 16 Mar 2021
Independent Office for Police Conduct

"My Lords, would we not all agree across the House with the following words:

“I find it quite extraordinary that anyone who is referred for misconduct is not interviewed”?


Would we not all share courageous Lady Brittan’s astonishment that a deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police—a man who …..."
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