I beg to move,

That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment.

I wish to raise a number of issues before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess, and I promise the House that I will get through them as quickly as I possibly can. There is...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment.

I wish to raise a number of issues before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess, and I promise the House that I will get through them as quickly as I possibly can. There is...

Letter dated 18/12/2013 from Dominic Grieve MP to David Davis MP regarding a correction to Parliamentary Written Answer 179703 on libel settlements made by the Crown Prosecution Service, 2207-2012. 1p.

Letter dated 18/12/2013 from Dominic Grieve MP to David Davis MP regarding a correction to Parliamentary Written Answer 179703 on libel settlements made by the Crown Prosecution Service, 2207-2012. 1p.

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In a named day question on 5 December this year, I asked the Attorney-General how many libel settlements, and of what value, the Crown Prosecution Service had made in each year between 2007 and 2012. I was given the answer that the CPS...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In a named day question on 5 December this year, I asked the Attorney-General how many libel settlements, and of what value, the Crown Prosecution Service had made in each year between 2007 and 2012. I was given the answer that the CPS...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) for indicating to me a short time ago that he wished to make that important point. At the moment, I am not in a position to...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) for indicating to me a short time ago that he wished to make that important point. At the moment, I am not in a position to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many libel settlements and of what value the Crown Prosecution Service made in each year between 2007 and 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many libel settlements and of what value the Crown Prosecution Service made in each year between 2007 and 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the Government's policy is on whether families of deceased persons should be able to sue under the law of defamation following recent jurisprudence on the issue in the European Court of Human Rights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the Government's policy is on whether families of deceased persons should be able to sue under the law of defamation following recent jurisprudence on the issue in the European Court of Human Rights.

My Lords, these regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State for Justice by Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013. Section 5 creates a new defence against an action for defamation for the operators of websites hosting user-generated content. Where an action in...

My Lords, these regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State for Justice by Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013. Section 5 creates a new defence against an action for defamation for the operators of websites hosting user-generated content. Where an action in...

My Lords, we should be very grateful to my noble friend for a very full explanation of what he seeks to be approved today. It sounds dry and technical but, in fact, although I do not say that my noble friend Lord McNally is like Moses in the splendid portrait,...

My Lords, we should be very grateful to my noble friend for a very full explanation of what he seeks to be approved today. It sounds dry and technical but, in fact, although I do not say that my noble friend Lord McNally is like Moses in the splendid portrait,...

My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions of both noble Lords. As the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, said, the noble Lord, Lord Lester, is very much the godfather of this Act, and I have benefited from his wisdom over the whole three years. As he says, the end is...

My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions of both noble Lords. As the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, said, the noble Lord, Lord Lester, is very much the godfather of this Act, and I have benefited from his wisdom over the whole three years. As he says, the end is...

My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Lester, who was instrumental in securing reform of defamation law and has campaigned long and hard for that. I also join him in thanking the Minister for walking us through this rather tangled undergrowth of regulations. I am bound to...

My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Lester, who was instrumental in securing reform of defamation law and has campaigned long and hard for that. I also join him in thanking the Minister for walking us through this rather tangled undergrowth of regulations. I am bound to...

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

I. Letter dated 14/10/2013 from Lord McNally to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding Guidance on the Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations. 1 p. II. Guidance on Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013 and the Regulations relating to complaints about material posted on websites. 11 p.

I. Letter dated 14/10/2013 from Lord McNally to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding Guidance on the Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations. 1 p. II. Guidance on Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013 and the Regulations relating to complaints about material posted on websites. 11 p.

My hon Friend the Minister for Victims and the Courts (Mrs Helen Grant) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I am today announcing the publication of “Costs Protection in defamation and privacy claims: the Government's proposals”.

Following the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s Report in November 2012, the Government accepted...

My hon Friend the Minister for Victims and the Courts (Mrs Helen Grant) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I am today announcing the publication of “Costs Protection in defamation and privacy claims: the Government's proposals”.

Following the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s Report in November 2012, the Government accepted...

I am today announcing the publication of “Costs Protection in defamation and privacy claims: the Government’s proposals”.

Following the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s report in November 2012, the Government accepted his recommendation—endorsing that of Lord Justice Jackson—that costs protection should be extended to defamation and privacy claims. Costs protection protects...

I am today announcing the publication of “Costs Protection in defamation and privacy claims: the Government’s proposals”.

Following the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s report in November 2012, the Government accepted his recommendation—endorsing that of Lord Justice Jackson—that costs protection should be extended to defamation and privacy claims. Costs protection protects...

Costs protection in defamation and privacy claims: the Government’s proposals. Consultation paper. 40 p.

Costs protection in defamation and privacy claims: the Government’s proposals. Consultation paper. 40 p.