13 June 2012
Last updated at 13:08 GMT
Jeremy Hunt has said he acted impartially when overseeing News Corp's BSkyB bid
And he challenged Labour MP Chris Bryant to produce evidence.
Speaker John Bercow rejected Conservative calls to eject Mr Bryant from the Commons over the accusation.
Mr Bryant intervened again to say he has a "great deal of evidence" suggesting the culture secretary had lied to Parliament, which he would reveal later in a speech.
Mr Hunt gave a statement in March 2011 that all correspondence relating to the BSkyB bid had been made public, but Labour deputy leader said information published a year later by the Leveson Inquiry proved this to be wrong.
'Important' Ms Harman said there was "prima facie" evidence that Mr Hunt had broken the ministerial code over this issue - and the conduct of his special adviser Adam Smith, who was forced to quit over his contacts with BSkyB.
"The ministerial code is important. We cannot allow breaches of the code to be swept under the carpet, " she told MPs.
Ahead of the debate David Cameron attempted to shrug off the Lib Dems' decision to abstain in the vote which will take place at the end of the debate.
He told MPs at Prime Minister's Questions that he "understands" the motives of his coalition partners and it was just "politics".
He also suggested the ministerial watchdog had backed his decision not to launch a probe into Mr Hunt's conduct.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said the PM's judgement was "so badly flawed even his own deputy won't support him".
Nick Clegg has told his Lib Dem MPs to "stay away" from Wednesday's vote.
Many in the party are angry that David Cameron backed Mr Hunt minutes after he told the Leveson Inquiry he had acted impartially over the takeover bid.
But Mr Clegg in his evidence to the Leveson inquiry, repeated his backing for Mr Hunt, saying the culture secretary had given a "full, good and convincing account" of his handling the BSkyB bid.
He said Parliament was dealing with the issue of whether Mr Hunt had breached the ministerial code.
Jeremy Hunt denies Labour claims he lied over BskyB bid
Jeremy Hunt has said he acted impartially when overseeing News Corp's BSkyB bid
Jeremy
Hunt has clashed with a Labour MP who accused him of lying to
Parliament over his handling of News Corps' takeover bid for BSkyB.
The culture secretary told MPs there was a difference between "inadvertently misleading" Parliament and lying.And he challenged Labour MP Chris Bryant to produce evidence.
Speaker John Bercow rejected Conservative calls to eject Mr Bryant from the Commons over the accusation.
Mr Bryant intervened again to say he has a "great deal of evidence" suggesting the culture secretary had lied to Parliament, which he would reveal later in a speech.
Mr Hunt gave a statement in March 2011 that all correspondence relating to the BSkyB bid had been made public, but Labour deputy leader said information published a year later by the Leveson Inquiry proved this to be wrong.
'Important' Ms Harman said there was "prima facie" evidence that Mr Hunt had broken the ministerial code over this issue - and the conduct of his special adviser Adam Smith, who was forced to quit over his contacts with BSkyB.
"The ministerial code is important. We cannot allow breaches of the code to be swept under the carpet, " she told MPs.
Ahead of the debate David Cameron attempted to shrug off the Lib Dems' decision to abstain in the vote which will take place at the end of the debate.
He told MPs at Prime Minister's Questions that he "understands" the motives of his coalition partners and it was just "politics".
He also suggested the ministerial watchdog had backed his decision not to launch a probe into Mr Hunt's conduct.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said the PM's judgement was "so badly flawed even his own deputy won't support him".
Nick Clegg has told his Lib Dem MPs to "stay away" from Wednesday's vote.
Many in the party are angry that David Cameron backed Mr Hunt minutes after he told the Leveson Inquiry he had acted impartially over the takeover bid.
But Mr Clegg in his evidence to the Leveson inquiry, repeated his backing for Mr Hunt, saying the culture secretary had given a "full, good and convincing account" of his handling the BSkyB bid.
He said Parliament was dealing with the issue of whether Mr Hunt had breached the ministerial code.
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