Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 3:30 pm on 30 April 2012.

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Photo of David Cameron David Cameron The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 3:30, 30 April 2012

I can absolutely give my hon. Friend that assurance. I agree with him. Having seen some of the Leveson inquiry on television, I know that it is immensely powerful that people are questioned under oath, that all the documentation is carefully gone through and that questions on that documentation are properly followed up. As I say, that is far more robust than anything the independent adviser or the civil service could provide. As my hon. Friend says, I am not waiting for Leveson to complete his investigations. If at any stage information comes out that shows that anyone has breached the ministerial code, of course I will act. That is the right approach and I think people should respect the integrity of the fact-finding mission in which Leveson is engaged. It does not remove from me the necessity to police the ministerial code; that is my job and I will fulfil it properly.