Urgent Question on Pfizer and AstraZeneca
6 May 2014
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, responded to an Urgent Question asked by Julian Huppert, Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge, on the bid from Pfizer for AstraZeneca and the resulting effect on the economy, employment and skills in the United Kingdom. The question was asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 6 May 2014.
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Chuka Umunna, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
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About Urgent Questions
At times MPs may want to put an urgent question to a Minister. If a matter of public importance has arisen, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to put forward such a question.
The relevant government department would be informed at once.
If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked after that day’s Question Time.
Once the MP has asked the main question, they are allowed to ask a supplementary question. Other MPs will then be called to ask further questions on the same subject.
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