Phone Hacking and the Media

Lord Cryer Excerpts

Monday 11th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

The Prime Minister is not here because today we have had an incredibly important development in a decision for which I am responsible. I therefore thought it important, as did he, that I came to speak to the House.

[John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)]

The Secretary of State will be aware that, in his statement last Friday, the Prime Minister said that he commissioned a company to do a basic background check on Andy Coulson, but he omitted to name the company. I am sure that it was a perfectly innocent omission, but will the Secretary of State place those details in the Library of the House this afternoon?

[Mr Hunt]

I will pass on the hon. Gentleman’s request to the Prime Minister.