| Heading: |
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation |
| Question ID: |
1749817 |
| UIN: |
HL3434 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3670 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
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| Asking Member handle: |
kishwerfalkner
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@kishwerfalkner
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing legislation to curtail the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3154 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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| Answer text: |
Behaviour that makes use of SLAPPs is intolerable and we will tackle it to protect investigative journalism and free speech, while also ensuring access to justice. The Government is focusing on implementing the SLAPPs measures in the Economic Crime and Co... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |