Johanna Baxter
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The Prime Minister
I have set out the procedure in some detail. Information should have been provided to me. It was not provided to me. If it had been provided, I would not have allowed the appointment of Peter Mandelson to proceed in the way that it did.
Johanna Baxter (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab)
As we have heard, it is staggering that vital information on UKSV recommendations can be withheld from Ministers taking decisions. Can the Prime Minister assure the House that in the review he is commissioning, we examine whether there are any other instances in which UKSV recommends against granting DV status, during not just this Government but over the last 14 years? That has the potential to have very serious security implications.
The Prime Minister
I think that needs to be subject to the review, and that is among the reasons why I put the review in place.