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Business of the House

Can we have an urgent debate on the role of the media in clarifying Government policy? Such a debate would give the Home Secretary an opportunity to explain to the House why she has barred her immigration Minister from appearing on ““Question Time””. An appearance on that programme would have given that Minister the opportunity to clarify a contradiction between his statement in The Times last week that"““It's been too easy to get into this country””" with the Home Secretary's statement in the House the following day that UK borders are"““among the most secure in the world””.—[Official Report, 21 October 2008; Vol. 481, c. 173.]" Surely we need that opportunity either in the House or on ““Question Time””.