Proceeding contribution from Philip Davies (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 24 March 2017. It occurred during Debate on bill on Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill.
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill
As my hon. Friend knows, many local papers are stretched financially and therefore deterred from publishing things—perhaps including things about the leader of Bournemouth council—because they fear being sued and do not have the resources to defend themselves. Does he agree that that is why it is so important that not just journalists but the public have access to such material, so that they can make up their own minds and are not dependent on newspapers being able to afford to risk publishing things that may cause them to end up in court?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 623 c1047
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- 2016-17
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Disclosure of information Codes of practice Accountability Audit Health services Internet Journalism Local government Newspaper press Social media
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- Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill 2016-17
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