Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 44818

Media: Privacy

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025

Question

Steve Witherden

LabourMontgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent (a) phone hacking and (b) press intrusion.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The press have a responsibility to behave ethically and they must also operate within the bounds of the law. Any illegal conduct such as phone hacking would be a matter for the police.The Government does not intervene in or oversee the work of the UK’s in...

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