Urgent Question on 21st Century Fox's bid to take over Sky
12 December 2016 (updated on 12 December 2016)
Minister for Digital and Cultural, Matt Hancock, responded to an Urgent Question asked by Shadow Arts and Heritage Minister, Kevin Brennan, in the House of Commons on 21st Century Fox’s bid to take over the remaining 61% of Sky on 12 December 2016.
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