Points of Order

Ben Bradshaw Excerpts

Wednesday 20th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

What I would say to the hon. Gentleman—this is the first I have heard of this—is that witnesses before Select Committees should seek to be as helpful as possible to Committees, and they have a general obligation to furnish Committees with answers to the best of their ability. I hope that answer is helpful to him.

[Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister said earlier that The New York Times revelations contained no new information, but the police considered the information new enough to reopen their inquiries. Would he care to correct the record?

[Mr Speaker]

That, too, is a continuation of the debate, for which I remind the House there will be full opportunity in the debate that is about to follow.