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Proceeding contribution from Sam Gyimah (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 might be about to block my copy book with you, Mr Speaker—but in response to your comment that you were not hiring anyone, may I gently point out that you hired Tim Hames, who was a journalist for The Times, which is owned by News International? Turning to the substance of my question, the Prime Minister is right to say that we should get to the bottom of this because ordinary people care about it, but they also care about, and will be affected by, what is happening in the eurozone. Will the Prime Minister tell us that the same amount of time that we are dedicating to this, with the Opposition discussing conspiracy theories, will be dedicated—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
531 c953 
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
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk