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The nationwide campaign to protect the rights of photographers taking pictures in public is to be raised in the House of Lords.<\/p>\n

Lord Rosser of Ickenham will next week quiz the government over fears that police and other officials are imposing unfair restrictions on photography in public places. <\/p>\n

He will ?ask Her Majesty?s Government what plans they have for reviewing the rules on street photography,? according to a schedule of House of Lords upcoming business. <\/p>\n

The ?oral question? is due to be raised in the House of Lords on the afternoon of 16 July. <\/p>\n

It is known privately that Lord Rosser is concerned about the plight of amateur photographers in relation to police and other officials.<\/p>\n

He has telephoned Amateur Photographer<\/em> (AP) magazine for advice on the nature of the problem.<\/p>\n

Under Parliamentary rules, the tone of a question in the House of Lords must not express a point of view. <\/p>\n

However, like many, he believes officials are sometimes overreacting and not applying as much common sense as they should.<\/p>\n

We understand that Lord Rosser hopes to mention the worsening of the problem over the past six months and win the vocal support of fellow peers. <\/p>\n

It is likely that he will also mention Austin Mitchell?s Early Day Motion (EDM) on the subject which now has the backing of more than one in three MPs.<\/p>\n

The EDM ? tabled in the House of Commons in March ? had, at time of going to press, won cross-party support from 231 of the 646 elected members. The Great Grimsby MP drew on cases reported to AP when compiling the EDM (see AP 29 March).<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether the Home Office or the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will be the government department required to answer the question in the chamber.<\/p>\n

Richard Rosser is a former chair of the Labour Party (1997-98). He was made a peer as Baron Rosser of Ickenham, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in 2004. He was made a Justice of the Peace in 1978.<\/p>\n

Lord Rosser?s listed political interests include treatment of offenders, employment, transport and the criminal justice system. <\/p>\n

House of Lords oral questions are addressed to the government as a whole, not to particular government departments as they are in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

The news comes as The Times<\/a> newspaper today publishes a letter from Amateur Photographer<\/em> magazine on the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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