Mark Durkan
Main Page: Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle)(7 years, 11 months ago)
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Karen Bradley
The first I knew about the takeover bid was at the same time as everyone else in the House, when it was announced in the press.
Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)
Given the concerns that have been raised about the timing, and the fact that it could well be that the Secretary of State will have to fulfil her quasi-judicial role during the recess, if she could not answer questions about what she has previously read today, will she ensure that when she does take a decision, on which she will be questioned in the House, she will be able to answer that she did read all of that relevant material? On understanding the parliamentary and public interest, does she accept that most of it goes to those points that are in the public interest grounds in the legislation?
Karen Bradley
I can assure the hon. Gentleman that I will fulfil my role exactly in line with the legislation and I will of course be answerable to Parliament in the decisions that I take.