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Business of the House

May I return to a question that has been asked already by right hon. and hon. Friends about the 10 Nov 2005 : Column 486 relationship between the police and Ministers? I regret that the matter has to be repeated for the benefit of the Leader of the House, but the problem is that he is not answering the question that has been put to him. It is all very well him saying that it is proper for the police to have conversations with Members, but that is not the issue. The issue is whether it is right for Home Office Ministers, their employees and other staff there to encourage police officers to contact Members of Parliament about how they should vote. With that in mind, may I please ask again whether the Leader of the House will consider asking the Home Secretary to come to the House to make an appropriate statement?