MPs can breach super-injunctions in Parliament, ministers say Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice also questioned "whether it's a very good idea for our law makers to be flouting a court order just because they disagree with a court order, or for that matter, because they disagree with the law of privacy which Parliament has created." To ensure freedom of speech in Parliament it is right that parliamentary proceedings cannot be relied upon to sue a Member of Parliament or a witness to a select committee. The Government also considers that no legislative changes are appropriate in relation to injunctions and super-injunctions where, on occasion, parliamentary privilege has been used to circumvent the injunction. Other measures include threatenting members of the public who refuse to appear before Commons select committees with fines. The status of select committees could also be strengthened as part of a review of the constitutional privileges of peers and MPs. The review of the powers of select committees was, in part, triggered by the decision to summon media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son James to appear in front of MPs investigating phone hacking. Both appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, but concerns were raised about the sanctions available if they had refused. The public consultation will run until the end of September and a joint committee of peers and MPs will also examine the issues in detail.