A Tory MP caught playing a computer game during a meeting in Parliament is to escape punishment – but the whistleblower who exposed him could lose their job. Nigel Mills admitted having a ‘game or two’ of Candy Crush and promised not to do it again after footage emerged of him playing on his taxpayer-funded iPad. But while he will face no further action, the person who filmed him looks likely to lose their job after Commons authorities launched a mole hunt to find the culprit. Caught in the act: This is Tory MP Nigel Mills playing Candy Crush on his taxpayer-funded iPad last Monday during a crucial committee hearing on the future of pensions . A Commons spokesman said the footage, taken over Mr Mills’ shoulder, broke parliamentary rules. ‘This was a breach of the filming rules for House of Commons Committee Rooms, and will be investigated by the Serjeant at Arms,’ the spokesman said. Mr Mills, the MP for Amber Valley in Derbyshire, was supposed to be listening to experts give evidence at a meeting of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee last Monday. However, he spent much of the two-and-a-half-hour meeting closely studying his iPad and swiping the screen as he tried to complete levels of the popular game. Distracted: The MP for Amber Valley in Derbyshire was spotted closely studying his iPad and swiping the screen with his finger as he attempted to complete levels of popular app the Candy Crush Saga . Could one of these be the Candy Crush whistleblower? Footage  shows these two people were alternately sitting behind the MP - although it is possible the incident was filmed by someone hidden from view . Mr Mills, 40, who is defending a majority of just 536, apologised unreservedly for falling ‘short of what is expected of a Member of Parliament’. He had initially said he would merely ‘try’ not to be diverted by the game again, but yesterday afternoon in a statement he said: ‘I guarantee it will not happen again. It is a fantastic privilege to represent Amber Valley and I hope constituents will continue to support my campaigns.’ Footage of the committee meeting shows a male and a female sound technician sitting behind Mr Mills who both appear to be using mobile phones, but it is not clear if one of them was responsible for filming him or whether another person off camera captured his gaming on film. MP Nigel Mills was seen enjoying a game of Candy Crush on his iPad during a hearing in Parliament . Commons rules state that: ‘No one should photograph, film or sketch or have their voice recorded anywhere within the Parliamentary Estate without permission. ‘Anyone who attempts to do so, or to market, publish or transmit such material will be referred to Black Rod or the Serjeant at Arms. This could prejudice their future admission to the Houses of Parliament.’ Yesterday pictures emerged of Mr Mills – who was one of 90 MPs given expensive iPads as part of an agreement to use less paper in meetings – using his iPad in three other Commons committee meetings in the past month. Addictive: Candy Crush is incredibly popular - with more than 700 million games played on mobile devices . Gail Dolman, a Labour councillor in his constituency, said: ‘I think it’s disgusting. He’s an MP and I find it very worrying.’ But David Cameron – himself a self-confessed games addict – described him as a hardworking MP. ‘I know him well, he fights very hard in his constituency for people in Derbyshire, he works very hard in Parliament,’ the Prime Minister said. ‘I’m sure he will be embarrassed and he will work even harder in the future.’ Mr Cameron previously admitted to being addicted to mobile games Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds. Asked what level the PM had reached on Candy Crush, his spokesman said: ‘On that line of questioning, Game Over.’ Tory MP Graham Evans, who was sitting next to Mr Mills, said he had not noticed him playing the game during the meeting. He said: ‘We all look at our iPads. Perhaps we should all pay more attention. Nigel played a full part in that meeting, he is a bright lad.’ Sir Edward Leigh, Tory MP for Gainsborough, suggested critics should ‘get a life’. ‘I survived nine years as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and I just about managed not to go to sleep and not to play computer games but my God, it was boring.’ he told the BBC. ‘So if Nigel has to keep himself awake by playing computer games, good on him.’ The Prime Minister admitted that he found Angry Birds 'addictive' and is said to love Fruit Ninja on the iPad . David Cameron is likely to be furious that one of his MPs got caught playing games at work - although the Prime Minister himself is known to a fan of 'chillaxing' on his iPad. The Prime Minister, a fan of Apple's trendy tablet computer, is said to be obsessed with the cult game Fruit Ninja, in which players swipe their fingers across a screen to slice through moving images of pieces of melon, orange and pineapple. Mr Cameron is thought to have taken up Fruit Ninja after completing the hit game Angry Birds. In a separate interview the Prime Minister admitted that he found Angry Birds 'addictive', but denied it was taking up too much of his time. He said: 'It is quite addictive, but I want to reassure you I don't spend a huge amount of time on it. 'Sometimes on these long flights, when you have done all your  work, you have had all your conversations and prepared all your speeches, you need something to relax with. 'Sometimes I watch a bit of television, sometimes I play a bit of Angry Birds.' A book published in 2012 revealed how the Prime Minister liked to wind down away from work. It was said that Mr Cameron's friends gave him a karaoke machine, which is now at No 10 and he invites friends over for game of snooker. There is a machine that fires tennis balls, which he has nicknamed 'the Clegger' after his victorious battle against the Deputy Prime Minister in the 2010 General Elections. The book, Cameron: Practically a Conservative, serialised in The Times told how Mr Cameron flicks through the papers early on a Sunday morning and spends his time at his computer. His afternoon consists of 'a crap film on telly, play with the children, cook, have three or four glasses of wine with lunch, have an afternoon nap, play tennis,' according to a friend quoted in the newspaper. Michael Gove, the Education Secretary and a family friend, told the authors: 'He is the model of how to have a clear divide between the world of work and then relaxation so you can clear your mind. There are very few people who have such a finely developed capacity to do that.'
Nigel Mills was supposed to be listening to pensions experts give evidence .
Instead he was playing wildly popular touchscreen game Candy Crush .
He said: 'There was a bit of the meeting that I wasn't focusing on and I probably had a game or two'
Mr Mills used his taxpayer-funded iPad, paid for to help him with work .
Whistleblower could be expelled from Parliament after leaking pictures .
Two people sat behind him but the person could have been off camera .
David Cameron enjoys game of Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja away from work .
He said: 'I haven't spoken to Nigel. But I'm sure he is very embarrassed'
A Tory MP caught playing a computer game during a meeting in Parliament is to escape punishment – but the whistleblower who exposed him could lose their job. Nigel Mills admitted having a ‘game or two’ of Candy Crush and promised not to do it again after footage emerged of him playing on his taxpayer-funded iPad. But while he will face no further action, the person who filmed him looks likely to lose their job after Commons authorities launched a mole hunt to find the culprit. Caught in the act: This is Tory MP Nigel Mills playing Candy Crush on his taxpayer-funded iPad last Monday during a crucial committee hearing on the future of pensions . A Commons spokesman said the footage, taken over Mr Mills’ shoulder, broke parliamentary rules. ‘This was a breach of the filming rules for House of Commons Committee Rooms, and will be investigated by the Serjeant at Arms,’ the spokesman said. Mr Mills, the MP for Amber Valley in Derbyshire, was supposed to be listening to experts give evidence at a meeting of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee last Monday. However, he spent much of the two-and-a-half-hour meeting closely studying his iPad and swiping the screen as he tried to complete levels of the popular game. Distracted: The MP for Amber Valley in Derbyshire was spotted closely studying his iPad and swiping the screen with his finger as he attempted to complete levels of popular app the Candy Crush Saga . Could one of these be the Candy Crush whistleblower? Footage  shows these two people were alternately sitting behind the MP - although it is possible the incident was filmed by someone hidden from view . Mr Mills, 40, who is defending a majority of just 536, apologised unreservedly for falling ‘short of what is expected of a Member of Parliament’. He had initially said he would merely ‘try’ not to be diverted by the game again, but yesterday afternoon in a statement he said: ‘I guarantee it will not happen again. It is a fantastic privilege to represent Amber Valley and I hope constituents will continue to support my campaigns.’ Footage of the committee meeting shows a male and a female sound technician sitting behind Mr Mills who both appear to be using mobile phones, but it is not clear if one of them was responsible for filming him or whether another person off camera captured his gaming on film. MP Nigel Mills was seen enjoying a game of Candy Crush on his iPad during a hearing in Parliament . Commons rules state that: ‘No one should photograph, film or sketch or have their voice recorded anywhere within the Parliamentary Estate without permission. ‘Anyone who attempts to do so, or to market, publish or transmit such material will be referred to Black Rod or the Serjeant at Arms. This could prejudice their future admission to the Houses of Parliament.’ Yesterday pictures emerged of Mr Mills – who was one of 90 MPs given expensive iPads as part of an agreement to use less paper in meetings – using his iPad in three other Commons committee meetings in the past month. Addictive: Candy Crush is incredibly popular - with more than 700 million games played on mobile devices . Gail Dolman, a Labour councillor in his constituency, said: ‘I think it’s disgusting. He’s an MP and I find it very worrying.’ But David Cameron – himself a self-confessed games addict – described him as a hardworking MP. ‘I know him well, he fights very hard in his constituency for people in Derbyshire, he works very hard in Parliament,’ the Prime Minister said. ‘I’m sure he will be embarrassed and he will work even harder in the future.’ Mr Cameron previously admitted to being addicted to mobile games Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds. Asked what level the PM had reached on Candy Crush, his spokesman said: ‘On that line of questioning, Game Over.’ Tory MP Graham Evans, who was sitting next to Mr Mills, said he had not noticed him playing the game during the meeting. He said: ‘We all look at our iPads. Perhaps we should all pay more attention. Nigel played a full part in that meeting, he is a bright lad.’ Sir Edward Leigh, Tory MP for Gainsborough, suggested critics should ‘get a life’. ‘I survived nine years as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and I just about managed not to go to sleep and not to play computer games but my God, it was boring.’ he told the BBC. ‘So if Nigel has to keep himself awake by playing computer games, good on him.’ The Prime Minister admitted that he found Angry Birds 'addictive' and is said to love Fruit Ninja on the iPad . David Cameron is likely to be furious that one of his MPs got caught playing games at work - although the Prime Minister himself is known to a fan of 'chillaxing' on his iPad. The Prime Minister, a fan of Apple's trendy tablet computer, is said to be obsessed with the cult game Fruit Ninja, in which players swipe their fingers across a screen to slice through moving images of pieces of melon, orange and pineapple. Mr Cameron is thought to have taken up Fruit Ninja after completing the hit game Angry Birds. In a separate interview the Prime Minister admitted that he found Angry Birds 'addictive', but denied it was taking up too much of his time. He said: 'It is quite addictive, but I want to reassure you I don't spend a huge amount of time on it. 'Sometimes on these long flights, when you have done all your  work, you have had all your conversations and prepared all your speeches, you need something to relax with. 'Sometimes I watch a bit of television, sometimes I play a bit of Angry Birds.' A book published in 2012 revealed how the Prime Minister liked to wind down away from work. It was said that Mr Cameron's friends gave him a karaoke machine, which is now at No 10 and he invites friends over for game of snooker. There is a machine that fires tennis balls, which he has nicknamed 'the Clegger' after his victorious battle against the Deputy Prime Minister in the 2010 General Elections. The book, Cameron: Practically a Conservative, serialised in The Times told how Mr Cameron flicks through the papers early on a Sunday morning and spends his time at his computer. His afternoon consists of 'a crap film on telly, play with the children, cook, have three or four glasses of wine with lunch, have an afternoon nap, play tennis,' according to a friend quoted in the newspaper. Michael Gove, the Education Secretary and a family friend, told the authors: 'He is the model of how to have a clear divide between the world of work and then relaxation so you can clear your mind. There are very few people who have such a finely developed capacity to do that.'
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