A Bill to repeal section 13 of the Defamation Act 1996.
House of Lords
30 June 2014
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This bill would repeal section 13 of the Defamation Act 1996, altering how parliamentary privilege is treated in defamation cases. It originated in the Lords and had its first reading on 9 June 2014 and second reading on 27 June 2014; the record notes a June 27, 2014 letter between Lords about the bill, but there are no publicly documented amendments or committee recommendations in the material provided.
The bill is at the Lords’ second reading (27 June 2014). The available material shows only this stage and a June letter between Lords; there is no public record of committee stage, amendments, or votes in the provided documents.
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9 Jun 2014
27 Jun 2014
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 27 June.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
The record shows a 27 June letter from Lord Wallace of Saltaire to Lord Prescott about the Parliamentary Privilege (Defamation) Bill [HL]. The full text isn’t included in the record, so no specific proposals, changes, or conclusions can be summarised. If the letter’s content is provided, I can give a concise 1–3 sentence summary of its contents.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
