Written question asked by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 June 2011. It was answered by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Injunctions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of super injunctions.

Answer: The Prime Minister recently wrote to the Chairs of the Justice Select Committee and the Culture, Media and Sport Committee recommending that a Joint Committee of both Houses be established to consider current arrangements around privacy and the use of injunctions and super injunctions and whether improvements could be made. The terms of reference for the new Committee have now been agreed. The Committee has been asked to report by 29 February 2012 and we look forward to receiving its views on these important issues.

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