Fox-Sky Merger

Debate between Karen Bradley and Dennis Skinner

Thursday 20th July 2017 Commons Chamber

[Karen Bradley]

As I have said, commercial decisions, a quasi-judicial process and the terms of the Enterprise Act 2002 are not defined by the parliamentary calendar. If I make a decision before Parliament returns, I will go through the process, as I have done previously, of notifying the Leaders and Speakers of both Houses, the Chair of the Select Committee on Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the hon. Member for West Bromwich East. It may be the case that I make the decision when we return; I simply do not want hon. Members to expect one thing or the other.

[Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab)]

If the Secretary of State had to make the decision today, what is in her mind? Is she for it or against it?