Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary) Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary)

Andrew Bridgen Excerpts
Wednesday 13th June 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Harman Portrait Ms Harman
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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

In response to my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Ian Lucas), I think that the exchange of letters from the Prime Minister is nothing more than an attempt to distract and provide a smokescreen, and we should not be distracted from the very important issues that are the subject of this motion: misleading the House and failing to take responsibility for a special adviser.

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Baroness Harman Portrait Ms Harman
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If the hon. Gentleman had listened to me, he would have heard me say that the ministerial code says that if there is an inadvertent error, it must be corrected at the earliest opportunity.