Press
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the press. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.03.2013 | The Leveson Report |
| This note provides pointers to the developments since publication of the report. It does not attempt to summarise the complex arguments involved or differences between the various proposals for draft legislation that have been brought forward. | |
| 26.06.2012 | Phone hacking - Inquiries and reports |
| This note provides brief details about the ongoing inquiries and investigations associated with phone hacking and the various reports produced. It also gives details of the legislation regarding relevant offences and provides links to timelines of events. | |
| 20.06.2012 | Press regulation: international comparisons |
| This Note provides a brief overview of systems of press regulation in a number of foreign countries. Where possible, it details the sanctions available to the regulator in the event that a newspaper breaches a voluntary or statutory code of industry practice. If there is an established mechanism for the arbitration of press complaints, this is noted. | |
| 20.06.2012 | Press regulation - the debate |
| Following the discovery of widespread 'phone-hacking' by journalists at The News of the World and other British newspapers, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, established in July 2011 a multi-part inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press. Lord Justice Leveson was appointed as Chairman of the Inquiry. The first part (or 'module'), which concluded its public hearings on 9 February 2012, concentrated on the relationship between the press and the public. Much of the material quoted in this Library Note comes from the evidence presented to this module (the first of four), but the Note will be updated periodically to take account of evidence presented at later modules. | |
| 22.06.2010 | Local newspapers |
| The Government has decided to cancel three pilot schemes in favour of developing broadband infrastructure and promoting local TV stations. This comes at a time when local newspapers face competition from the internet and local authority newspapers and have difficulty in maintaining levels of funding from advertising. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 29.03.2011 | Privilege: Hacking of Members' mobile phones. |
| Standards and Privileges Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 13.07.2010 | Press standards, privacy and libel. |
| Government response. Culture Media and Sport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 29.03.2010 | Press standards, privacy and libel. |
| Culture Media and Sport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 09.02.2010 | Press standards, privacy and libel. |
| Culture Media and Sport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 06.02.2010 | Press standards, privacy and libel. |
| Government response. Department for Culture, Media and Sport report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 08.02.2012 | BONUSES AND JOB CUTS AT TRINITY MIRROR |
| That this House condemns the proposed 75 job losses at Trinity Mirror's national newspaper titles, the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and The People; notes that these cuts come at a time ... | |
| 22.11.2011 | LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS |
| That this House believes that local and regional newspapers play a vital role in the community; notes that in many places across the country when local amenities have been threatened ... | |
| 19.10.2011 | HILLSBOROUGH AND THE SUN NEWSPAPER |
| That this House supports David Hawkins' e-petition which calls on The Sun newspaper to provide full disclosure of all its records including the sources of information and documents ... | |
| 19.10.2011 | CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE IRISH POST NEWSPAPER (No. 2) |
| That this House congratulates themanagement and staff of the Irish Post for their success in rescuing the title after company liquidation, saving the newspaper as the weekly voice of ... | |
| 13.10.2011 | NEWS AND MAGAZINE WHOLESALE REFORM |
| That this House supports the call of the Association of News Retailers for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT)to undertake a full investigation into the supply of news and magazines to ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 30.11.2012 | Leveson Report: Reaction |
| This Library Note summarises a selection of the reaction and comment expressed immediately following the publication of the report of Lord Justice Leveson's Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press. |
