it is for ofcom to decide. but they can have no choice to do so unless there is a pause in the secretary of state picked decision. that is what we need. a pause so they can come to a conclusion at the end of the police investigation. >> it is a matter i am very happy to go away and check, but i think the honorable gentleman may be mistaken. i think in fact foc -- ofcom may intrude at any stage if they decide the person is not fit and proper to hold a broadcasting license. i would not want to mislead the house. i would be happy to go away and check that and write to the honorable gentleman about it. >> i am very grateful. i spoke to the chief secretary of ofcom yesterday, who told me they have the power to intervene at any stage if they determine somebody is no longer a fit and proper person to own a media organization. >> i am grateful to my honorable friend. that does indeed confirm what i already thought. but of course that will not prevent me from going away and triple checking the matter before i write to t

murdoch withdrew that, asking for the deal to go to the ofcom. the delay in the takeover is better for him than the alternative of abandoning it all together. as a result, of the corporation an announcement this afternoon, i am wonder referred this to the competition commission. and we will be writing to them this afternoon. >> the leader of the opposition did not want to hear from mr. hunt. >> the prime minister was wrong not to come to the house of commons today. as on every occasion during this crisis, he has failed to show the necessary leadership the country expects. >> here is what the prime minister said to mr. miliband. >> if i was running that company now with all of its problems and the difficulties and the mess that they are in, there's a focus on cleaning that up rather than the next course of moves. >> the deputy prime minister met the family of the murdered school girl buried it was a disclosure that the phone was hacked that did so much damage to the reputation of mr. murdoch's company. >> was thinking about picking up the voicemai

it is for ofcom to decide. but they can have no choice to do so unless there is a pause in the secretary of state picked decision. that is what we need. a pause so they can come to a conclusion at the end of the police investigation. >> it is a matter i am very happy to go away and check, but i think the honorable gentleman may be mistaken. i think in fact foc -- ofcom may intrude at any stage if they decide the person is not fit and proper to hold a broadcasting license. i would not want to mislead the house. i would be happy to go away and check that and write to the honorable gentleman about it. >> i am very grateful. i spoke to the chief secretary of ofcom yesterday, who told me they have the power to intervene at any stage if they determine somebody is no longer a fit and proper person to own a media organization. >> i am grateful to my honorable friend. that does indeed confirm what i already thought. but of course that will not prevent me from going away and triple checking the matter before i write to t

will be big campaigner and director of liberty, the former chief counselor, the former chairman of ofcom, the long serving former editor of channel 4 news, the former political editor of "the daily telegraph" and correspondent of the press association, george jones, and a former chairman of "the financial times," sir bell. not only in the media, broadcasting, regulation, and policing, but chose and also for their complete independence from the parties. mr. speaker, i also said last week at the inquiry will proceed in two parts, and we set out a draft term. we have consulted with the opposition, with shares of relevance select committees, and with administrations. i also talked to the family of the girl and the campaign. we have made significant improvements to the inquiry. the relationship between the press and police goes wider, we agreed that other relevant forces will now be within the scope of the inquiry. we have agreed that the increase in shall consider not only the relationship between the press, police, and politicians but their individual conduct, too, and we have also made cle