Motion to debate phone hacking report tabled in House of Commons

John Whittingdale MP, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has today tabled the following motion in the House of Commons:

That this House notes the conclusions set out in chapter 8 of the Eleventh Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Session 2010–12, on News International and Phone-hacking, HC 903-I, and orders That the matter be referred to the Committee on Standards and Privileges.

The debate will take place mid-afternoon after any statements. The motion can be debated, amended and can be agreed by the House as a whole, or go to a division-a vote-to be agreed or not.

Watch the debate on Parliament TV

Watch the debate from around 3.30pm

• Parliament TV: House of Commons Chamber 22 May

Read the report and find out more about the inquiry

• Culture, Media and Sport Committee report: News International and Phone-hacking
• Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry: Phone-hacking

Find out more about contempt and select committees

Read a note from the Clerk of the House following the publication of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on phone-hacking.

• Commons news: Contempt and select committees

Further Information

• Culture, Media and Sport Committee homepage
• About Parliament: Select Committees

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