VoteClimate: Royal Charter on Press Conduct - 18th March 2013

Royal Charter on Press Conduct - 18th March 2013

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Royal Charter on Press Conduct.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-03-18/debates/13031811000002/RoyalCharterOnPressConduct

17:41 Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con)

It find it worrying that we are, so far with no discussion, setting up a body with open-ended powers. It will have the ability to levy £1 million fines and effectively to deprive people of a livelihood if they break the code it establishes— [ Interruption. ] As my hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Mr Carswell) says, like the Climate Change Act 2008, which we have subsequently learnt to regret, the charter has the support of those on both Front Benches.

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