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Lord Clarke of Nottingham
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The Government's response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill was published on 29 February. It set out the Government's position on all the key issues. A substantive defamation Bill will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows.
The Government's response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill was published on 29 February. It set out the Government's position on all the key issues. A substantive defamation Bill will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows.
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Lord Clarke of Nottingham
(Conservative)
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Julian Huppert
(Liberal Democrat)
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Ministry of Justice
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on his plans to reform libel laws; and if he will make a statement.
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Defamation
Date
13 March 2012
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542 c130
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House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
One of the main reasons for publishing the draft Bill and looking at the law in that area was the fear that genuine academic and scientific debate was being stifled by the use of the defamation laws. We propose that peer-reviewed research should be protected and are now considering the draft of the final Bill in the light of the Joint Committee's report. I will not anticipate the Queen's Speech, but if we can include a defamation Bill, one of its principal objectives will be to deal with the very serious problem that the hon. Gentleman has identified.
One of the main reasons for publishing the draft Bill and looking at the law in that area was the fear that genuine academic and scientific debate was being stifled by the use of the defamation laws. We propose that peer-reviewed research should be protected and are now considering the draft of the final Bill in the light of the Joint Committee's report. I will not anticipate the Queen's Speech, but if we can include a defamation Bill, one of its principal objectives will be to deal with the very serious problem that the hon. Gentleman has identified.
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Lord Clarke of Nottingham
(Conservative)
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Julian Huppert
(Liberal Democrat)
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Ministry of Justice
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Oral answers to questions
I thank the Secretary of State for that answer and hope that there will be time for the Bill in the Queen's Speech. The Joint Committee recommended that qualified privilege should be extended to"““peer-reviewed articles in scientific or academic journals.””"
Does he agree that it is in the public interest that scientists and other academics should be able to publish bona fide research results without fear and that, unless their publication is maliciously false, they should be protected from defamation actions?
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Defamation
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c130-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on his plans to reform libel laws; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on his plans to reform libel laws; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Julian Huppert
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Clarke of Nottingham
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
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Answered
Tabled on
7 March 2012
For answer on
13 March 2012
Answered on
13 March 2012
The Government's response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill was published on 29 February. It set out the Government's position on all the key issues. A substantive defamation Bill will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Subjects
Defamation
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
99273; 542 c130
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House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons