Mr Hunt said the Competition Commission would "consider media plurality, just as I was", and would not look at broader issues.
During the debate, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission Lord Hunt of Wirral said he was "optimistic" the media industry could deliver its own regulatory structure without the need for legislation and with "comprehensive sign-up" from across the industry by the middle of 2013.
So will two Cabinet Ministers - Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke and the Attorney General Dominic Grieve - as well as the new chairman of the Press Complaints Commission Lord Hunt, the chairman of the BBC, Lord Patten, and the director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer QC.
The prime minister, Culture Secretary Maria Miller, the Press Complaints Commission chairman Lord Hunt and national newspaper editors will take part in talks on Tuesday.
Labour's Dennis Skinner branded it a "disastrous day for democracy", while John McDonnell urged Mr Hunt to still refer the deal to the Competition Commission, because "nobody believes these undertakings agreed to by Murdoch will be adhered to in the long term".
Shadow culture secretary Ivan Lewis questioned why Mr Hunt had changed his mind about referring the case to the commission, adding that people would want reassurance that he "has not put the perceived interests of his party and career ahead of the public interest".
And now, a new Securities Exchange Commission filing by the China Investment Corporation indicates that the hunt is back on in earnest.
Either way, the importance of Mr Hunt's letter is in the generality: it is all a pretty clear hint that Mr Hunt might after all decide to refer the takeover to the Competition Commission for lengthy examination.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he would accept the offer rather than refer the takeover to the Competition Commission.
When I served on the Spellings Commission, I went along with the recommendation pushed by former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt to expand Pell Grants.
However, the fisheries ministry believes there is no ecological reason to cancel a hunt for 40 minkes when the population in the North Atlantic is believed by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to number about 174, 000.
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