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Statement on Phone Hacking and the Media

12 July 2011 (updated on 12 July 2011)

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Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, made a statement in the House of Commons on phone hacking and the media, Monday 11 July

The Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.

Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.

Oral statements

Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.