Public Confidence in the Media and Police Debate
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Simon Hart
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(13 years, 5 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
The point is that we employed a company to do this work. It was not something that we were planning to publish. It is something that companies and businesses do all the time, but in the end the responsibility is mine for employing him on the basis of the assurances that he gave.
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con)
Is the Prime Minister aware that the previous Administration spent over £11 million on advertising with News International. Does this practice still continue?
The Prime Minister
We have seen an enormous cut in the Government advertising budget—just one of the many things we have done to cut out the waste created by the Opposition.