Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any officials, advisers or ministers from her Department have held discussions with representatives of (a) the Qatari government, (b) the consortium led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani or (c) Manchester United Football Club on that consortium's proposed takeover of that club.

There has been no engagement to discuss Manchester United Football Club investment or takeover with the Qataris.