HC Deb 26 November 1951 vol 494 cc103-4W
67. Mr. Arbuthnot

asked the Attorney-General whether His Majesty's Government proposes to take action to implement the recommendations of the Porter Committee, to reform the law relating to libel, presented to Parliament in 1948.

68. Sir H. Lucas-Tooth

asked the Attorney-General whether he intends to introduce legislation for the purpose of giving effect to the recommendations of the Porter Committee on the law of libel so far as such recommendations relate to substantive law.

71. Mr. Mitchison

asked the Attorney-General when he will introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the Porter Committee for the amendment of the law of defamation.

72. Mr. Nield

asked the Attorney-General what steps he is taking to amend the law of defamation, either generally in the light of the recommendations of the Porter Committee or particularly in regard to what, in such Committee's Report, is described as unintentional defamation.

Mr. J. E. Crowder

asked the Attorney-General when it is proposed to introduce legislation to amend the law relating to libel in accordance with the recommendations of the Porter Committee.

The Attorney-General

I regret that I am unable at the moment to say when it will be possible to introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations of this Committee.