Press Regulation Debate

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Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve

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Press Regulation

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve Excerpts
Wednesday 3rd July 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Gardiner of Kimble Portrait Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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I understood that. The victims are precisely why we are here. It is to ensure that this does not happen again. That is the final objective that we need to secure.

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve Portrait Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve
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Is the Minister still committed to securing a royal charter that will underpin self-regulation but not self-interested regulation?

Lord Gardiner of Kimble Portrait Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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The intention with the cross-party charter is precisely to ensure that there is independent regulation of the press. As I said earlier, we need a free press but we need a responsible press. We need to secure a lasting settlement on both of those.