Leaving the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

Suella Braverman Excerpts
Tuesday 28th November 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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I have made it clear to the House that this information was pulled together from a range of documents. As I have also made clear, we have to ensure that commercially sensitive information, and information that would be prejudicial to the national interest, could not be at risk of being published. But this has been a process of ensuring that there is more information for the Committee, not less.

Suella Braverman Portrait Suella Fernandes (Fareham) (Con)
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Does the Minister share my concern about how a letter sent by the Secretary of State to the ExEU Committee managed to reach journalists at the Daily Mirror before it was considered by the Committee? Does that encourage or discourage him when it comes to sharing confidential information?

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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My hon. Friend raises a very interesting point. Of course, all leaks should be taken extremely seriously.