To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has plans to undertake a review of the role of Independent Press Standards Organisation in the regulation of the news media.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The media landscape has changed significantly since the Leveson Inquiry, with crucial changes to press self-regulation. The government is committed to self-regulation and we now have a stronger system through The Independent Press Standards Organisation (...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of press regulation by the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Since the report of the Leveson Inquiry was published in 2012, we have seen a fundamental reform of the self-regulatory landscape for the press, including the establishment of two new regulators, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and IMP...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the second part of the Leveson inquiry into regulation of the press will be commenced; and if she will make a statement.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The government announced in 2018 that it would not be taking forward Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry. The Inquiry and subsequent police investigations were comprehensive. More than 300 people gave evidence to the Inquiry, and over 40 people were convicted d...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total number and proportion of direct respondents to their consultation on the Leveson Inquiry Part 2 and section 40 who (1) wrote unique or individual letters or emails, (2) sent in coupons cut out from newspap
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Government received 174,730 direct responses to the consultation and two petitions, offering a variety of views. Of the direct responses, 79 percent were in favour of full repeal, compared to 7 percent who favoured full commencement. A full breakdo...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the (a) correspondence and (b) minutes of meetings between (a) himself, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials in his Department and Sir Brian Leveson on (A
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Government's correspondence with Sir Brian on the future of the Leveson Inquiry has been published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-leveson-inquiry-and-its-implementation. There is no correspondence relating to sec...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of 1 March 2018, Official Report, column 965, on the Leveson Inquiry, if he will publish
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
This is set out in the Government's response to the consultation which is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/leveson-consultation-response
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of 1 March 2018, Official Report, column 965, on Leveson Inquiry, for what reason he did
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
As I said in my statement to the House, petition signatures were not counted as direct responses and this is in line with the approach taken by other government consultations - including those on same-sex marriage and the BBC Charter Review. The number o...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2018 to Question 125607, what the cost to the public purse has been to date of consulting on s40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and Part 2 of the L
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The costs of consulting on section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry have all been met from existing departmental budgets.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Review of Press Sustainability in the UK will consider the commencement of Part 2 of Leveson Report into the culture, practices and ethics of the press.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Review of Press Sustainability in the UK is forward-looking as opposed to examining past practices, and will be looking at the challenges the press industry faces in monetising its online content and the implications for the sector’s sustainability. T...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport single departmental plan, published on 29 January 2018, how many civil servants in his Department are working on consid
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The total number of civil servants working on taking forward actions relating to the Leveson Inquiry varies from time to time, with policy and legal teams working flexibly to deliver government priorities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2108 to Question 123266, on Mass Media: Regulation, how much has been spent from existing departmental budgets on consulting on section 40 of the Cri
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The costs of consulting on s40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry have all been met from within existing departmental budgets.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the total spend from the public purse to date of consulting on section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry; and if he will
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The costs of consulting on s40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry have all been met from existing departmental budgets.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Government has publicly consulted on Section 40 of the Crime and Courts 2013 and Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry. The Secretary of State and the Home Secretary are currently consulting with Sir Brian Leveson. Sir Brian wishes to consider the information...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will postpone the Fox takeover of Sky until the second half of the Leveson Inquiry has been completed.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also be taken a...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her response to the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The government is currently considering over 140,000 responses to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will postpone any decision on the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox until after the publication of any report on the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged thoroughly, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also...
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The government is currently considering over 140,000 responses to the consultation on this issue.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her response to her Department's consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation; and if she will make a statement.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The government is currently considering over 140,000 responses to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons no decision has yet been taken to commence the second part of the Leveson inquiry.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Government launched a consultation to look at Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry (as well as the commencement of section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013). The consultation ran until 10 January 2017 and further details can be found here:https://www.gov....
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on when to commence the second part of the Leveson inquiry; and if she will make a statement.
Home Office
I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by the Minister of State for Security during Home Office Oral Answers to Questions on Monday 23 January 2017 (908280, Volume 620, column 7).
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many submissions to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation (a) supported and (b) opposed Part 2 of that Inquiry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Written Statement of 11 January 2017, HCWS401, within what timescale her Department plans to complete analysis of the responses to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
An application for a judicial review of the consultation exercise has been made. The government has given an undertaking to the court that it will not take any final decisions on the matters to which this consultation relates until the court has determine...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, what steps her Department has taken to protect regional publishers who do not wish to join an approved regulator.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Government launched a consultation on 1 November to look at two issues, one of which is the commencement of section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. As the consultation document sets out, the consultation is an opportunity for all interested indiv...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, what steps her Department has taken to protect the independence of regional press organisations.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Government launched a consultation on 1 November to look at two issues, one of which is the commencement of section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. As the consultation document sets out, the consultation is an opportunity for all interested indiv...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to which stakeholders her Department has formally written to inform them that they might participate in the consultation on whether to conduct further investigations into standards, ethics and cr
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ministers wrote to a small number of interested parties regarding the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation, including interested Parliamentarians and victims of press abuse. The consultation runs until 10 January 2017 and is availabl...
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