Metropolitan Police Service

Ian C. Lucas Excerpts

Monday 18th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mrs May]

I think the hon. Lady will find that Select Committees are very clear about the role and the powers that they have. What is important is that police investigations that could lead to criminal charges and prosecution are not prejudiced in any way by other investigations that take place. That is why we are being very careful in relation to the inquiry that is being led by Lord Justice Leveson. The hon. Lady also refers to needing to clear out the drains. Obviously the drains have not been cleared out for a number of years, but this Government are doing it.

[Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)]

Which individual police officer made the decision to employ Neil Wallis’s company?

[Mrs May]

As I understand it, the decision was made by the director of public affairs, not an individual police officer in the Metropolitan police.