Alistair Carmichael
Main Page: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.
Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.
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Matt Hancock
The notification was given to the stock market on Friday morning, but no formal notification to the competition authorities has been received, so it is fair to say that we are quite early on in the process, but all things that it is appropriate to consider will be considered.
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD)
What differences can the Minister see between this bid and the one referred to the competition authorities by Vince Cable in 2010?
Matt Hancock
It will be quite hard, until formal notification, to know the shape of the proposals. When we do, we will have a look at them.