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Debate on Friday, 15 July 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Fowler. The answering member was Baroness Garden of Frognal.

Media: News Corporation

Lords debate on motion to take note of recent allegations about the conduct of the news media and police; and the position of News Corporation within United Kingdom media provision. Agreed to on question.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
729 c1003-62 
Session
2010-12
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions
Lord Prescott | 729 c1015-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very happy to be on the side of the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on this occasion in dema...
Baroness Doocey | 729 c1011-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the issue of phone hacking at News International has evolved into a major scandal with imp...
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Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve | 729 c1012-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been a tumultuous week and I am grateful that we are having this debate. We could h...
Lord Fowler | 729 c1003-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at the centre of this debate are Mr Murdoch and his media empire. He will go to the Common...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 729 c1008-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we as politicians are fond of quoting the famous dictum of Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, the fo...
Lord Grade of Yarmouth | 729 c1019-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as my noble friend Lord Fowler has happily reminded me, I started my working life as a tra...
Lord Glasman | 729 c1017-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is with some nervousness that I speak. This is only the second time that I have spoken ...
Lord Campbell of Alloway | 729 c1021 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I ask one short question? Having listened to this debate and, indeed, to most of the d...
Lord Campbell of Alloway | 729 c1021 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not know and I am so sorry. Well, it need not be reported.
Baroness Kramer | 729 c1022-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hesitate to rise in these circumstances. I wanted to speak today not because I have any ...
Baroness Wheatcroft | 729 c1025-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I first congratulate my noble friend Lord Fowler for having pursued this issue with such v...
Baroness Wheatcroft | 729 c1026-7 (Link to this contribution) That does not make it right. Now that the spotlight is shining so intently on my trade, it is quite...
Lord Howarth of Newport | 729 c1027-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there has been a national shudder of shock, anger and shame at the degradation of certain ...
Baroness O'Cathain | 729 c1031 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move that the noble Lord be no longer heard. This is wrong. Despite the fact that we did no...
Lord Birt | 729 c1031 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was going to apologise—I do apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, and the noble Baro...
Lord De Mauley | 729 c1031 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the noble Lord, for whom I have the greatest respect, for giving way. I draw h...
Lord De Mauley | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may respond to the Leader of the Opposition. If noble Lords agree, then in the r...
Lord Wills | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may seek clarification. As someone who scratched earlier, might I be allowed to have my tw...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 729 c1031 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the noble Baroness says, it is indeed correct that the convention of the House is that ...
Lord De Mauley | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that the convention would be to do so in the gap. I am sure that the House would l...
Lord Imbert | 729 c1042-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Birt, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, I, too,...
Lord Stoneham of Droxford | 729 c1041-2 (Link to this contribution) The point I was making is that I do not know that. That is why the Press Complaints Commission does ...
Baroness Berridge | 729 c1044-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that Hackgate was described by Emile Zola in the 19th century: "““If you shut up...
Lord Cormack | 729 c1035-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, on giving a short, succinct ...
Lord Grade of Yarmouth | 729 c1037 (Link to this contribution) Before my noble friend sits down, taking his historical reference to the relationships between, let ...
Baroness Garden of Frognal | 729 c1037 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there have been lots of problems with the speakers list. Perhaps this discussion can take ...
Lord Soley | 729 c1037-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, who has a long and distinguished record...
Lord Stoneham of Droxford | 729 c1040-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have to declare an interest as a former group production director and personnel director...
Baroness Buscombe | 729 c1041 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene. In declaring my interest as chairman o...
Baroness Northover | 729 c1041 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had many problems with the speakers’ list today. I suggest that after the debate w...
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 729 c1035 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, had originally scratched. I apologise to the House because, like others, I had und...
Lord Birt | 729 c1033-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, following that, I can only sincerely hope that noble Lords think that what I am about to s...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 729 c1033 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not wish to prolong this. I have no objection should the noble Lord wish to continue ...
Lord De Mauley | 729 c1033 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to all noble Lords. I suggest that we proceed with the debate. If the House wishes to ...
Lord Birt | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is profoundly unreasonable. My office called the Whips’ Office this morning, not yest...
Lord Gilbert | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am in a similar position. I consulted both the Government Whips and the Opposition Whips...
Lord Howarth of Newport | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, surely the circumstances today are quite exceptional. It seems to me that the House would ...
Baroness D'Souza | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thoroughly endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, has just said.
Lord De Mauley | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness the Leader of the Opposition suggested a time limit of two minutes. I r...
Baroness Kramer | 729 c1032 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not know whether it is appropriate to comment but everyone seems to be doing so. I un...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 729 c1052-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the House for allowing me to contribute briefly to the debate i...
Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 729 c1053-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a good and very important debate. The noble Lord, Lord Fowler, very much cap...
Lord Myners | 729 c1048-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, not only on securing this debate but on the ca...
Lord Wills | 729 c1050-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for this unexpected opportunity to speak. I, like others in my position, con...
Baroness Garden of Frognal | 729 c1056-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Fowler for securing this debate and I commend his persi...
Lord Gilbert | 729 c1046 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one of the things that we certainly have to do is reform this House so that we do not have...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 729 c1046 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that in the past, although it may have slipped his notice, my noble friend Lord ...
Lord Gilbert | 729 c1046-8 (Link to this contribution) That is precisely the point of my complaint. They should be something that you can rely on. There is...
Lord Prescott | 729 c1046 (Link to this contribution) Why? What about the rest of them who were here on time? What about that?
Lord Fowler | 729 c1060-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister referred to the resignation of Rebekah Brooks, and then there was a significa...
Lord Imbert | 729 c1062 (Link to this contribution) I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, and to those many honest journalists that we have in thi...
Lord Fowler | 729 c1062 (Link to this contribution) That is very kind, and I am sure that journalists around the country will be very grateful for that....
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 729 c1057 (Link to this contribution) In that first stage, will the inquiry also investigate the role of telecommunications companies that...
Baroness Garden of Frognal | 729 c1057-60 (Link to this contribution) My understanding is that Lord Justice Leveson will have the capacity to make that part of the inquir...
Lord Myners | 729 c1060 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may ask one question before the noble Baroness reverts to her prepared text. I think that ...
Baroness Garden of Frognal | 729 c1060 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at this stage I would not wish to comment on the particular issues that the noble Lord has...
Lord Prescott | 729 c1060 (Link to this contribution) On the inquiry that we have been talking about today, and which everyone welcomes, presumably many p...
Baroness Garden of Frognal | 729 c1060 (Link to this contribution) I am afraid I cannot give the noble Lord a definitive answer, so I shall have to write to him.
Baroness Northover | 729 c1021 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I remind noble Lords that we have a speakers list?
Lord Soley | 729 c1031 (Link to this contribution) Before the noble Lord responds, perhaps I may clarify that part of the problem was the uncertainty y...
Lord Fowler | 729 c1003 (Link to this contribution) That this House takes note of recent allegations about the conduct of the news media and police; and...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 729 c1024-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, events have moved at a break-neck pace in recent days—even this very day, with the news of...
Subjects
Criminal investigation Corruption Sky Inquiries Ethics Independent Police Complaints Commission Ownership Police Privacy Newspaper press Mergers Media Metropolitan Police Press Complaints Commission Press freedom Regulation Telephone tapping Politicians News International News Corporation Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry News of the World
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