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49542

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions either orally or in writing he or his Ministers or officials in his Department have had with (a) Pfizer and (b) AstraZeneca in the last two months regarding any bid for AstraZeneca.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	197493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>There are ongoing interactions at senior level between Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and senior executives from both AstraZeneca and Pfizer as part of the Department's wider interactions with the Life Sciences industry.</p><p> </p><p>BIS Ministers have spoken with the Chief Executives and others from both companies in the last couple of weeks about recent market developments including the approaches from Pfizer to AstraZeneca.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

49544

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions either orally or in writing he or his Ministers or officials have had with (a) Pfizer and (b) AstraZeneca in the last two months regarding any bid for AstraZeneca.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	197492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that the life sciences sector in this country continues to flourish and grow, with the UK at the forefront of life sciences R&amp;D, and retaining our role as a leading manufacturing base. While ultimately the potential takeover bid is a matter for the respective boards and shareholders of the two companies, Ministers and officials across Government have engaged with both companies to ensure that the outcome is positive for the long-term future of this sector in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave at Prime Minister's Questions today.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 197491 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

49543

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what criteria he used to select those who he has instructed to review any bid for AstraZeneca.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	197491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that the life sciences sector in this country continues to flourish and grow, with the UK at the forefront of life sciences R&amp;D, and retaining our role as a leading manufacturing base. While ultimately the potential takeover bid is a matter for the respective boards and shareholders of the two companies, Ministers and officials across Government have engaged with both companies to ensure that the outcome is positive for the long-term future of this sector in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave at Prime Minister's Questions today.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 197492 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin