Rupert Murdoch, Son James, Brooks Summoned Before Lawmakers

News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch and his son James as well as News International Chief Executive Officer Rebekah Brooks were summoned to appear before U.K. lawmakers to answer questions about the company paying police for stories.

The executives will be asked to attend the Culture, Media and Sport Committee next week to speak about prior evidence given to the committee, where executives had said News Corp.’s U.K. newspaper unit News International had paid police. The committee expects a response by July 14, it said in an e-mailed statement today. Attendance is optional, though News Corp said in a separate statement it will cooperate with the request.