mr. fedorcio, please. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] mr. edorcio you have had most of that all the evidence so i think we will go straight into it. without long introductions, go straight to the questions. could you tell us the position that you hold in the metropolitan police service? what is the job that you just because i'm the the director of public affairs which means i'm responsible for the met media, i'm responsible for any communications. >> and in respect to these matters, and we specifically want to talk about these matters, were you the person who signed off contract to employ mr.? >> yes. >> why did you employ mr. wallis knowing full well that in your tenure as public affairs there have been many, many questions about the "news of the world," phone hacking allegations? you knew obviously about the peter clarke investigation. even knew about the yates investigation because i think that you organize the press to be outside scotland yard, or your department did when he made his statement saying that he was not taking matters further

mr. fedorcio. >> we will shortly. did you know mr. wallace's daughter was employed? >> i don't think i knew that until recently. >> when was that? >> i think it was the weekend or -- yeah, i think it was the weekend or something like that. >> there's lots of people who worked there, and you don't know every single person. >> i think that is a natural characterization. >> can i ask about the declarations of the editors? they are very interesting what's in them. there's no information about value of various meals and things like that which is a thing to look at future reference. a fancy dinner is more than a nice dinner. i can't find hospitality and whether or not that was appropriate to accept, surely it should have been publicly declared, and can you point to where that would have been declared? >> i came back -- when i came back from sick, i made sure it was put in the hospitality register for the previous. it's in my register, and it will be published at the end of next autumn. >> when did you start receiving that hospitality? >> when i came back from being ill. >>

mr. fedorcio? >> i don't know that. >> you didn't make inquiries about that when you were asked? [inaudible] >> did you make inquiries about mr. wallis? wallis? at all from a mr. fedorcio? deana who recommended him speakers i do not recall how it came in this process in terms of who else on the list was responsible for producing the tendering process. i'm sure he said that. i was aware, presumably before 31st of august, 29, that neil wallis was one of those which is why i saw their assurances. >> been how he came to be one? >> i don't appear. >> you didn't suggest the name? >> that could well happen. it wouldn't have been speeded you didn't suggest you think? >> i can't recall. [talking over each other] he would have been one of them, you know, i can't recall the process but he was certainly because he was a guy that recently left his employment. is just the type of advisor we wanted them. so it's perfectly possible, yes. >> the job for mr. wallis' daughter, you say you -- >> i'm happy to provide e

mr. fedorcio? >> i don't know that. >> you didn't make inquiries about that when you were asked? [inaudible] >> did you make inquiries about mr. wallis? wallis? at all from a mr. fedorcio? deana who recommended him speakers i do not recall how it came in this process in terms of who else on the list was responsible for producing the tendering process. i'm sure he said that. i was aware, presumably before 31st of august, 29, that neil wallis was one of those which is why i saw their assurances. >> been how he came to be one? >> i don't appear. >> you didn't suggest the name? >> that could well happen. it wouldn't have been speeded you didn't suggest you think? >> i can't recall. [talking over each other] he would have been one of them, you know, i can't recall the process but he was certainly because he was a guy that recently left his employment. is just the type of advisor we wanted them. so it's perfectly possible, yes. >> the job for mr. wallis' daughter, you say you -- >> i'm happy to provide e