Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 1645

Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry

Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

LabourHammersmith and Chiswick

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has sought advice on whether witnesses at Part One of the Leveson Inquiry (a) lied to and (b) misled that Inquiry.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
Part One of the Leveson Inquiry and the subsequent police investigations were chaired by judge, Lord Leveson, and was independent of Government.