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Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 July 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Public Confidence in the Media and Police.


Public Confidence in the Media and Police

I say to the right hon. Gentleman: stop hunting for feeble conspiracy theories and start rising to events. Most of his remarks were just a tissue of totally—[Interruption.] I shall try to answer every point. First, I thank him for what he said about recalling Parliament. That was the right thing to do. I also thank him for what he said about Lord Leveson, whom I think will do a good job, and about the panel. We sent the names to his office this morning. I feel, however, that the right hon. Gentleman wrote most of his questions before he heard my statement today. He asked about BSkyB. The Cabinet Secretary has said that there was no breach of the ministerial code. We heard the evidence of Rebekah Wade yesterday, saying that there was not one single inappropriate conversation. When it comes to setting out meetings with News Corporation, I should point out that I have set out every single meeting since the last election. The right hon. Gentleman published a list this morning, but it did not go back to the last election. Indeed, when are we going to see the transparency from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown? Secondly, on the right hon. Gentleman's questions about Andy Coulson—[Interruption.]


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
531 c924 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Criminal investigation Corruption Conduct Career development Sky Ethics Prime Minister Police Newspaper press Mergers Ministers Media Metropolitan Police Resignations Telephone tapping Conservative Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis Politicians News Corporation Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry Coulson, Andy Gloucester, Bishop of News of the World Stephenson, Paul Wallis, Neil
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