Leveson Inquiry Debate

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Ian C. Lucas

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Leveson Inquiry

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Wednesday 25th April 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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Absolutely right.

Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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Will the Secretary of State confirm that he requested that Adam Smith be the point of contact with News International?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I will not confirm it because I do not think it was a process that was—[Hon. Members: “Answer.”] I am trying to answer the question, with the greatest respect to hon. Members. I do not think the process was me asking for certain people to play certain roles. It was a more fluid process than that, but the structures that we ended up with were ones of which the permanent secretary approved. That is the crucial point.