Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to put the Editorial Code on a statutory basis.

The Government is committed to independent self-regulation of the press, and does not intervene in or oversee the work of the press regulators.

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has established strong regulatory standards and codes for its members, and offers individuals a means of redress where these standards are not met.