Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 73134

Press: Privacy

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of press regulation in preventing press intrusion.

Answer

Ian Murray
Our aim as a Government is ensuring the balance is right between press freedom and instances of intrusion. The government recognises that for victims and their families, incidents of undue attention and harassment from the media cause significant distress...

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