§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he has discussed with the Press Complaints Commission media coverage of crime and the press code of conduct.
§ Mr. DorrellI have met members of the Press Complaints Commission and the newspaper industry to discuss the effectiveness of press self-regulation. Amendments to the code of practice are matters for the industry's code committee.
§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, pursuant to his answer of 21 February,Official Report, column 158, when he expects to announce any decision on changes to the law as it relates to privacy following the reports on privacy and media intrusion by the National Heritage Committee HC 294 1992–93, and HC 38, 1993–94, and of the report of Sir David Calcutt's review of press self-regulation.
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§ Mr. DorrellThe White Paper on privacy and media intrusion will set out what, if any, changes may he needed to the law as it relates to privacy. It will be published when we have completed our consideration of the legal issues relating to the proposed criminal and civil remedies.