tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post6859424737250108235..comments2024-03-14T12:42:51.995+00:00Comments on Chris Whiteside's Blog: Why MPs should vote against "Leveson 2" on WednesdayChris Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-78420359709954207022018-05-09T10:43:26.908+01:002018-05-09T10:43:26.908+01:00Having lobbied my own MP as I encouraged others to...Having lobbied my own MP as I encouraged others to do and established exactly what is being proposed I have made some minor corrections to the above post.<br /><br />The main substance of the post as originally worded was entirely accurate: there are amendments to the data protection bill being voted on this week which if passed would have exactly the effect described. And the House of Lords did pass amendments which if brought into law would have had an identical effect.<br /><br />The reason for the reword is that the original House of Lords amendments were in fact taken out of the bill by the House of Commons at a subsequent stage of the bill a few weeks ago. <br /><br />There are a number of further amendments being voted on this week, some of which, from Secretary of State Matt Hancock, I actually agree with. Others would have same effect as the original House of Lords amendments.<br /><br />You could get into a logic-chopping game and argue that my original wording was accurate because the new amendments would have the practical effect of reinstating the House of Lords ones, but I thought there would be less risk of confusion if I reworded the post to make it clear that the votes this week are on new amendments tabled by MPs.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.com