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EU: Repatriation of Powers
Tuesday 6th December 2011

(12 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Maxton Portrait Lord Maxton
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My Lords—

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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We shall hear from the noble Lord, Lord Maxwell, please.

Lord Maxton Portrait Lord Maxton
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My Lords, Maxton is the name. Why are this Government quite happy, as is Parliament and as previous Governments have been, to regulate television, radio and even the internet but are not prepared to undertake the statutory regulation of the print media?

Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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My Lords, I repeat what I said earlier: we will consider the results of this report and make the appropriate response at that stage.

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