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Media: Privacy

Commons · Question 44818 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 25 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Witherden

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

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 25 Apr 2025

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...