Public Confidence in the Media and Police Debate
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John Cryer
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(12 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
Order. May I remind the House that I have not been hiring people at all. I call Mr John Cryer.
John Cryer
On 8 July the Prime Minister said that he had commissioned a company to do a basic background check on Coulson. For the fourth time, I am asking for the name of the company. It is a pretty simple question; just come to the Dispatch Box and name the company.
The Prime Minister
We did hire a company to do a basic background check, and that is an entirely appropriate thing to do, and it was an entirely appropriate report. But I have to say, the reason I hired him was above all the assurances that he gave me. That is the key part of the decision and that is what I am prepared to say.