HENDON MP Matthew Offord has claimed one of his colleagues is taking a super-injunction to prevent private details being made public.

Mr Offord addressed the issue in the House of Commons calling for a debate on the use of the controversial gagging orders which prevent the press from releasing details of an injunction, including the fact it has been granted.

He raised concerns about the increasing use of super-injunctions as well as “the ability of judges, rather than elected parliamentarians, to decide policy.”

Mr Offord said: “Is the Leader of the House aware of the anomaly this creates if, as has been rumoured, a member of this place seeks a super-injunction to prevent discussion of their activities?”

Leader of the House of Commons, Sir George Young, said: “My honourable friend raises the very important question of how we balance, on the one hand, an individual’s right to privacy, and on the other hand, freedom of expression and transparency.”

He added that the Government is waiting to receive a report on super-injunctions “and other issues relating to injunctions that bind the press”.

The inquiry is currently being carried out by Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger.