Bob Stewart
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(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Karen Bradley
As I say, the decision to backdate to July 2017 was taken due to the broad support of the majority of parties in Northern Ireland. My predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire), took time to consult the parties, and July 2017 was the date that they wished to start the transparency from.
Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con)
I think that my right hon. Friend has already answered the question I wanted to ask: did all the parties agree not to take it back to 2014?
Karen Bradley
As I say, my predecessor consulted all the parties, and this position was supported by the broad majority of them.