Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Defamation

(asked on 6th March 2024) - View Source
Questioner
Justin Madders Portrait
Justin Madders
(Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether it is the Department's policy to pay (a) legal costs and (b) damages in relation to allegedly defamatory comments made by Ministers.

Answered by
Andrew Griffith Portrait
Andrew Griffith
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 14th March 2024

I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 13 March 2024, Official Report, PQ 17407.

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