PSNI Policy: Journalists’ Data Obtained under Warrant

Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts

Wednesday 23rd October 2019 Commons Chamber

Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Maggie Throup.)

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Lindsay Hoyle)]

Before I call the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), I should inform the House that I have been advised that the matter of deletion, or otherwise, of data obtained by the Police Service of Northern Ireland from the so-called Loughinisland journalists is before the courts, with a hearing date set for next month. Therefore, those specific legal proceedings are sub judice under the terms of the House’s resolution, and therefore references should not be made to the merits or otherwise of that matter. I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his courtesy in consulting the Speaker’s Office in advance of his debate, and I remind any other Member participating in this debate to be equally mindful of the sub judice resolution on matters still before the courts.