United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9959
Journalism: Northern Ireland
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16 January 2024
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19 January 2024 · Answer
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19 January 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing protections for journalists under libel defamation law in Northern Ireland.
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16 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing protections for journalists under libel defamation law in Northern Ireland.
Source: Commons
19 January 2024
Answer
The civil law of defamation is a devolved issue in Northern Ireland. As such, the development of, or any reform to, the law in this area is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly to consider.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-16/9959
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1682603
- uk · wq-1682603 · source updated 19 January 2024