I come to this debate with a personal prejudice in favour of free speech and against unnecessary regulation but with a desire to ensure that we have vigorous and inquiring media functioning in our society. What I am trying to do, and will do in the lifetime of the Government, is to bring forward a reform which is sufficiently balanced to bring behind it the weight of a political majority in these Houses. It is in that context that I particularly value the input of this House. I welcome the fact that this House has chosen to discuss the issue at this point as part of the process which will lead to that balance being correctly struck.