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Parliamentary Privilege (Defamation) Bill [HL]

A Bill to repeal section 13 of the Defamation Act 1996.

Sign in to trackLast fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament2 stages recorded
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1st reading
09 Jun 2014
Lords
2nd reading
27 Jun 2014
DocumentsOpen on parliament.uk →
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Wallace of Saltaire to Lord Prescott regarding the Parliamentary Privilege (Defamation) Bill on 27 June.
application/pdf · 07 Jul 2014
Bill
HL Bill 009 2014-15, as introduced
text/html · 10 Jun 2014
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 009-EN 2014-15
text/html · 10 Jun 2014
Sponsor
LL
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Life peer
Liberal Democrat
At a glance
Typebill
Statusactive
Stage2nd reading
Stage date27 Jun 2014
OriginatedLords
Currently inLords
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