Leveson Inquiry Debate

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Kevin Brennan

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Leveson Inquiry

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Wednesday 25th April 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I can confirm that the permanent secretary was closely involved in this very important decision at every stage of the process. In particular, he gave me strong advice about how to ensure that the process was handled objectively and fairly and was seen to be handled objectively and fairly.

Kevin Brennan Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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May I remind the Secretary of State that on 20 January 2011 I, as a former Minister with responsibility for competition policy, advised him in this House to hand over the decision to somebody else because of his own previous role with BSkyB and the Murdochs? Are not the facts that he did not do that then and that he used Adam Smith as his invisible hand two monumental errors of judgment?