Debates between Lord Whitty and Lord Strathclyde during the 2010-2015 Parliament

Thu 29th Nov 2012

Leveson Inquiry

Debate between Lord Whitty and Lord Strathclyde
Thursday 29th November 2012

(12 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Strathclyde Portrait The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde)
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My Lords, I think we should hear from the noble Lord, Lord Whitty.

Lord Whitty Portrait Lord Whitty
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My Lords, there seems to be one dimension that the discussion in this House so far has missed. A truly free press requires diversity of opinion and therefore diversity of ownership. A whole chunk of the recommendations in the report relate to that plurality point. The Government have a great chance. There is a Bill already before this House, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, in which the recommendations made here on media ownership, competition and plurality could be introduced at this stage. Will the noble Lord and, indeed, the Leader of the House prevail upon their colleagues to consider putting them into the Bill?