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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the operational costs of his Department's press office have been in each year since its inception; and how much he expects them to be in each of the next two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the operational costs of his Department's press office have been in each year since its inception; and how much he expects them to be in each of the next two years.
Asked by
David Laws
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Diana Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 December 2009
For answer on
7 December 2009
Answered on
14 December 2009
The information is as follows:"Operational costs of the press office in 2007-08 were £1,955,761""Operational costs of the press office in 2008-09 were £1,912,411""Operational costs of the press office so far in 2009-10 are £1,205,515""There are no resources yet allocated for 2010-11 or 2011-12 for the press office as these figures are yet to be finalised."
Subjects
Press; Department for Children, Schools and Families
Date
14 December 2009
Reference
502 c682W; 304753
House
House of Commons
That this House believes that local and regional newspapers have a long track record of serving and being at the heart of their communities; notes that local media are widely acknowledged as the most trusted of all media; further believes that the independence of local media is vitally important to proper scrutiny and accountability; is concerned that local authority subsidy of news can create unfair competition, making local commercial media unviable and pose a threat to free speech; is further concerned that 100 local newspapers across the UK closed in 2009; further believes that the requirement to place statutory notices with publications independent of the placing authority should be preserved; and calls on the Competition Commission and Audit Commission to review the impact of the growth of local authority funded newspapers on the local media market and free speech.
That this House believes that local and regional newspapers have a long track record of serving and being at the heart of their communities; notes that local media are widely acknowledged as the most trusted of all media; further believes that the independence of local media is vitally important to...
Primary sponsor
Paul Burstow
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Press
Date
9 December 2009
Reference
425
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the Press Complaints Commission proposals for a review of foreign and overseas-based news media owners in Britain.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the Press Complaints Commission proposals for a review of foreign and overseas-based news media owners in Britain.
Asked by
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
30 November 2009
Answered on
30 November 2009
The Government have no plans to conduct a review of foreign and overseas-based ownership of news providers in Britain.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c584
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
How extraordinary, my Lords, that the noble Lord should upbraid the Government for being complacent when we are introducing a Bill on the digital economy that covers a substantial part of the news media in this country and gives us the opportunity to examine Ofcom’s report on this aspect. As for the newspaper industry’s financial future and the health of the press, those are matters for the newspapers to sort out themselves. We all recognise that in a pluralist world, they are certainly under greater pressure; however, if the free press enjoys freedom from government intrusion on what it contains, it also enjoys freedom from government intrusion on how to safeguard its financial interests.
How extraordinary, my Lords, that the noble Lord should upbraid the Government for being complacent when we are introducing a Bill on the digital economy that covers a substantial part of the news media in this country and gives us the opportunity to examine Ofcom’s report on this aspect. As for the newspaper industry’s financial future and the health of the press, those are matters for the newspapers to sort out themselves. We all recognise that in a pluralist world, they are certainly under greater pressure; however, if the free press enjoys freedom from government intrusion on what it contains, it also enjoys freedom from government intrusion on how to safeguard its financial interests.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord McNally
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does not the Minister simply exude complacency in the face of reality? Not only is there is a strong lack of confidence in the Press Complaints Commission, which is a sweetheart regulator, but our judges are making libel law that makes us a libel tourist destination, while the march of new technologies actually undermines the finances of the printed press. In the face of those realities, is it not unbelievable complacency for the Government simply to sit pat while our newspaper industry is in real peril?
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c585
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the difference with regard to self-regulation is that Members of this House are paid from public money, while the newspaper industry gets its finance from private resources.
On the more general point of a royal commission, this Question, as I have indicated, is about news. The quality of the news is a crucial part of the Digital Economy Bill, which will get its Second Reading on Wednesday and will be before the House for consideration way before any royal commission could ever dream of acting constructively.
My Lords, the difference with regard to self-regulation is that Members of this House are paid from public money, while the newspaper industry gets its finance from private resources.
On the more general point of a royal commission, this Question, as I have indicated, is about news. The quality of the news is a crucial part of the Digital Economy Bill, which will get its Second Reading on Wednesday and will be before the House for consideration way before any royal commission could ever dream of acting constructively.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Stoddart of Swindon
(Independent Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, the Minister has just praised self-regulation, yet later this afternoon this House will propose that we no longer have self-regulation. There seems to be a gap in the Government’s thinking on this. However, is it not time for a royal commission on the press which could take into account all the views that have been expressed here this afternoon and in the wider country?
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c585
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does not the Minister simply exude complacency in the face of reality? Not only is there is a strong lack of confidence in the Press Complaints Commission, which is a sweetheart regulator, but our judges are making libel law that makes us a libel tourist destination, while the march of new technologies actually undermines the finances of the printed press. In the face of those realities, is it not unbelievable complacency for the Government simply to sit pat while our newspaper industry is in real peril?
My Lords, does not the Minister simply exude complacency in the face of reality? Not only is there is a strong lack of confidence in the Press Complaints Commission, which is a sweetheart regulator, but our judges are making libel law that makes us a libel tourist destination, while the march of new technologies actually undermines the finances of the printed press. In the face of those realities, is it not unbelievable complacency for the Government simply to sit pat while our newspaper industry is in real peril?
Asked by
Lord McNally
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
How extraordinary, my Lords, that the noble Lord should upbraid the Government for being complacent when we are introducing a Bill on the digital economy that covers a substantial part of the news media in this country and gives us the opportunity to examine Ofcom’s report on this aspect. As for the newspaper industry’s financial future and the health of the press, those are matters for the newspapers to sort out themselves. We all recognise that in a pluralist world, they are certainly under greater pressure; however, if the free press enjoys freedom from government intrusion on what it contains, it also enjoys freedom from government intrusion on how to safeguard its financial interests.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c585
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Minister has just praised self-regulation, yet later this afternoon this House will propose that we no longer have self-regulation. There seems to be a gap in the Government’s thinking on this. However, is it not time for a royal commission on the press which could take into account all the views that have been expressed here this afternoon and in the wider country?
My Lords, the Minister has just praised self-regulation, yet later this afternoon this House will propose that we no longer have self-regulation. There seems to be a gap in the Government’s thinking on this. However, is it not time for a royal commission on the press which could take into account all the views that have been expressed here this afternoon and in the wider country?
Asked by
Lord Stoddart of Swindon
(Independent Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
My Lords, the difference with regard to self-regulation is that Members of this House are paid from public money, while the newspaper industry gets its finance from private resources.
On the more general point of a royal commission, this Question, as I have indicated, is about news. The quality of the news is a crucial part of the Digital Economy Bill, which will get its Second Reading on Wednesday and will be before the House for consideration way before any royal commission could ever dream of acting constructively.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c585
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Well, my Lords, the Press Complaints Commission is the body which provides self-regulation for the press. My noble friend is inviting me to talk about how newspapers are actually managed, which I think would represent a considerable intrusion in the concept of the freedom of the press.
Well, my Lords, the Press Complaints Commission is the body which provides self-regulation for the press. My noble friend is inviting me to talk about how newspapers are actually managed, which I think would represent a considerable intrusion in the concept of the freedom of the press.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Soley
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
I welcome Ofcom’s decision, but is there not a strong case for either the PCC or someone else to look at the management structure of these newspapers? It strikes you that when complaints are found by the PCC to be correct, very little is done by the newspapers in their management structure either to prevent such abuses happening again or even to help their staff address those problems. We have a rather bizarre position where newspapers are declining in sales and need to improve the quality of their journalism if they are to survive against the internet, and yet in some cases are producing news that has far more in common with creative literature than it has with news reporting.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c584
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Presumably, my Lords, the "sweetheart" aspect was in respect of the whole Press Complaints Commission, not just the chairman, however fondly the noble Baroness is regarded in this House. I am grateful for her identification of the steps that the commission is taking against a background which she is the best placed of all to appreciate regarding the constant anxieties about the way in which certain sections of the press act.
Presumably, my Lords, the "sweetheart" aspect was in respect of the whole Press Complaints Commission, not just the chairman, however fondly the noble Baroness is regarded in this House. I am grateful for her identification of the steps that the commission is taking against a background which she is the best placed of all to appreciate regarding the constant anxieties about the way in which certain sections of the press act.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Buscombe
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does the Minister agree that as the independent chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, I hardly represent someone who is the "sweetheart" of the press, having had no background in the industry whatever? I am not quite sure why that view has been expressed today. Is he also aware that the Press Complaints Commission has set up a review of our governance and structures to try to counter some of these accusations and perceptions, which we are very determined to overcome?
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c585-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Does the Minister agree that as the independent chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, I hardly represent someone who is the "sweetheart" of the press, having had no background in the industry whatever? I am not quite sure why that view has been expressed today. Is he also aware that the Press Complaints Commission has set up a review of our governance and structures to try to counter some of these accusations and perceptions, which we are very determined to overcome?
Does the Minister agree that as the independent chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, I hardly represent someone who is the "sweetheart" of the press, having had no background in the industry whatever? I am not quite sure why that view has been expressed today. Is he also aware that the Press Complaints Commission has set up a review of our governance and structures to try to counter some of these accusations and perceptions, which we are very determined to overcome?
Asked by
Baroness Buscombe
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
Presumably, my Lords, the "sweetheart" aspect was in respect of the whole Press Complaints Commission, not just the chairman, however fondly the noble Baroness is regarded in this House. I am grateful for her identification of the steps that the commission is taking against a background which she is the best placed of all to appreciate regarding the constant anxieties about the way in which certain sections of the press act.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c585-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
That suggests quite a wide agenda, my Lords. I shall confine myself to the obvious point that the Press Complaints Commission would not be the first body that we would think of consulting about these issues; it has a fairly narrow remit which is nothing at all to do with this issue. A body that is connected with this issue is Ofcom, which is obliged to examine this position every three years. Its latest report came out only a fortnight ago, and it is largely consistent with government policy.
That suggests quite a wide agenda, my Lords. I shall confine myself to the obvious point that the Press Complaints Commission would not be the first body that we would think of consulting about these issues; it has a fairly narrow remit which is nothing at all to do with this issue. A body that is connected with this issue is Ofcom, which is obliged to examine this position every three years. Its latest report came out only a fortnight ago, and it is largely consistent with government policy.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, is not the United Kingdom the only leading European country where government policy options are regularly and routinely hijacked by these dodgy characters who do not pay UK taxes properly and yet insist on inflicting their unpalatable and extremist views on a long-suffering British public? Is it not high time that even the famously timid Press Complaints Commission decided to have a close look at this matter which is of great concern to a growing number of people, not least with the present situation of some rather sinister-looking linkages between the former editor of a Sunday tabloid newspaper and a leading opposition party?
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c584
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, is not the United Kingdom the only leading European country where government policy options are regularly and routinely hijacked by these dodgy characters who do not pay UK taxes properly and yet insist on inflicting their unpalatable and extremist views on a long-suffering British public? Is it not high time that even the famously timid Press Complaints Commission decided to have a close look at this matter which is of great concern to a growing number of people, not least with the present situation of some rather sinister-looking linkages between the former editor of a Sunday tabloid newspaper and a leading opposition party?
My Lords, is not the United Kingdom the only leading European country where government policy options are regularly and routinely hijacked by these dodgy characters who do not pay UK taxes properly and yet insist on inflicting their unpalatable and extremist views on a long-suffering British public? Is it not high time that even the famously timid Press Complaints Commission decided to have a close look at this matter which is of great concern to a growing number of people, not least with the present situation of some rather sinister-looking linkages between the former editor of a Sunday tabloid newspaper and a leading opposition party?
Asked by
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
That suggests quite a wide agenda, my Lords. I shall confine myself to the obvious point that the Press Complaints Commission would not be the first body that we would think of consulting about these issues; it has a fairly narrow remit which is nothing at all to do with this issue. A body that is connected with this issue is Ofcom, which is obliged to examine this position every three years. Its latest report came out only a fortnight ago, and it is largely consistent with government policy.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c584
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does the Minister agree that press standards sometimes hit a new low? The other day, I saw a photograph in the New Statesman of Ted Heath, Georges Pompidou, Willy Brandt and various others sitting around a table over a caption which said, "Ted Heath presiding over his Cabinet".
My Lords, does the Minister agree that press standards sometimes hit a new low? The other day, I saw a photograph in the New Statesman of Ted Heath, Georges Pompidou, Willy Brandt and various others sitting around a table over a caption which said, "Ted Heath presiding over his Cabinet".
Asked by
Lord Grenfell
(Non-affiliated)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
My Lords, of all the complaints about the media, I had not thought that I would have to address myself to standards in the New Statesman.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c586
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Will my noble friend tell us when that report is due to see the light of day? How long will the review by the Press Complaints Commission take?
Will my noble friend tell us when that report is due to see the light of day? How long will the review by the Press Complaints Commission take?
Asked by
Lord Richard
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
I have no answer to that; it is a matter for the Press Complaints Commission. My task is to report on the Government’s actions, and I hope I have identified how the Government intend to address themselves to what we all recognise are the important issues of the media, media ownership and media opportunities in the digital age. As I indicated, the House will be addressing itself to those issues on Wednesday this week.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c586
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, of all the complaints about the media, I had not thought that I would have to address myself to standards in the New Statesman.
My Lords, of all the complaints about the media, I had not thought that I would have to address myself to standards in the New Statesman.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Grenfell
(Non-affiliated)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does the Minister agree that press standards sometimes hit a new low? The other day, I saw a photograph in the New Statesman of Ted Heath, Georges Pompidou, Willy Brandt and various others sitting around a table over a caption which said, "Ted Heath presiding over his Cabinet".
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c586
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
I welcome Ofcom’s decision, but is there not a strong case for either the PCC or someone else to look at the management structure of these newspapers? It strikes you that when complaints are found by the PCC to be correct, very little is done by the newspapers in their management structure either to prevent such abuses happening again or even to help their staff address those problems. We have a rather bizarre position where newspapers are declining in sales and need to improve the quality of their journalism if they are to survive against the internet, and yet in some cases are producing news that has far more in common with creative literature than it has with news reporting.
I welcome Ofcom’s decision, but is there not a strong case for either the PCC or someone else to look at the management structure of these newspapers? It strikes you that when complaints are found by the PCC to be correct, very little is done by the newspapers in their management structure either to prevent such abuses happening again or even to help their staff address those problems. We have a rather bizarre position where newspapers are declining in sales and need to improve the quality of their journalism if they are to survive against the internet, and yet in some cases are producing news that has far more in common with creative literature than it has with news reporting.
Asked by
Lord Soley
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
Well, my Lords, the Press Complaints Commission is the body which provides self-regulation for the press. My noble friend is inviting me to talk about how newspapers are actually managed, which I think would represent a considerable intrusion in the concept of the freedom of the press.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c584
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
I have no answer to that; it is a matter for the Press Complaints Commission. My task is to report on the Government’s actions, and I hope I have identified how the Government intend to address themselves to what we all recognise are the important issues of the media, media ownership and media opportunities in the digital age. As I indicated, the House will be addressing itself to those issues on Wednesday this week.
I have no answer to that; it is a matter for the Press Complaints Commission. My task is to report on the Government’s actions, and I hope I have identified how the Government intend to address themselves to what we all recognise are the important issues of the media, media ownership and media opportunities in the digital age. As I indicated, the House will be addressing itself to those issues on Wednesday this week.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Richard
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Will my noble friend tell us when that report is due to see the light of day? How long will the review by the Press Complaints Commission take?
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c586
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
The Government have no plans to conduct a review of foreign and overseas-based ownership of news providers in Britain.
The Government have no plans to conduct a review of foreign and overseas-based ownership of news providers in Britain.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the Press Complaints Commission proposals for a review of foreign and overseas-based news media owners in Britain.
Subjects
Foreign nationals; Ownership; Press; Press Complaints Commission
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
715 c584
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
That this House congratulates local, paid-for daily and free weekly papers on the service they provide for communities, particularly in keeping people informed about news, services and events in their area, campaigning on important local issues, helping to maintain a vibrant local economy, holding elected representatives to account, strengthening democracy and thereby helping to deliver social and economic cohesion for communities; regretfully notes that since the summer of 2008 over 1,000 editorial posts in local news have been cut or left unfilled and that dozens of local newspaper offices have closed despite local newspapers remaining viable businesses; further notes that coverage of court trials, council meetings and local elections is in massive decline;and calls on the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to meet representatives of the industry to discuss how local papers can continue to deliver a much cherished and needed service and explore innovative solutions to preserve local journalism for the future.
That this House congratulates local, paid-for daily and free weekly papers on the service they provide for communities, particularly in keeping people informed about news, services and events in their area, campaigning on important local issues, helping to maintain a vibrant local economy, holding elected representatives to account, strengthening democracy...
Primary sponsor
Bob Spink
(Independent (affiliation))
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Press
Date
18 November 2009
Reference
35
House
House of Commons
That this House supports the thousands of independent newsagents providing valuable services to local communities; is concerned that the future of independent newsagents is now at riskfollowing the abolition of the National Newspapers Code of Practice on 20 October 2009; and calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to make an urgent referralof the news industry to the Competition Commission for a full market investigation.
That this House supports the thousands of independent newsagents providing valuable services to local communities; is concerned that the future of independent newsagents is now at riskfollowing the abolition of the National Newspapers Code of Practice on 20 October 2009; and calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation...
Primary sponsor
Bob Spink
(Independent (affiliation))
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Press
Date
18 November 2009
Reference
34
House
House of Commons