Leveson Inquiry

Debate between Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid

Wednesday 25th April 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

I want Lord Leveson to report absolutely everything he thinks, without fear or favour, including his opinion on the integrity of my conduct.

[Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con)]

May I thank the Culture Secretary, a man I know to be of the utmost integrity and honesty, for his statement? The previous Government knew of phone hacking and illegal media practices for years but failed to take any action. May I ask the Culture Secretary to contrast his action with their inaction?

[Mr Hunt]

In 13 years, there were two Information Commissioner reports, one Select Committee report and two people were sent to prison, yet the Labour party did absolutely nothing. That is why it is totally inappropriate for Labour to be suggesting that this is somehow a Government problem. It is an issue that affects the whole political process, which is why we need to be working together to sort it out.

Phone Hacking and the Media

Debate between Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid

Monday 11th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

What I would say to the right hon. Gentleman is how is it possible, when that happened under his Government, for them to do absolutely nothing about it for eight years?

[Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con)]

I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Will he confirm that any police investigation into this matter will cover the media practice of blagging?

[Mr Hunt]

I confirm to my hon. Friend that the intention is that the judge-led inquiry will cover all illegal and improper activity, and I am particularly keen that it should cover the practice of blagging, which is at the heart of many of the problems that we have been finding out about in the past week.