DUP question whether key events had no media coverage because of SF scandals

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00:00There was next to no media coverage of the First and Deputy First Ministers attending

00:06the International Investment Summit or, indeed, the Council of Regions and Nations last week,

00:12both in London and in Edinburgh. Could I ask the First Minister why local media was not

00:16given access to these events? Was this related to the First Minister hiding from media scrutiny

00:22because of the safeguarding scandal with En Shin Féin?

00:27I think it is unfortunate that you decided to take away from what was a great opportunity

00:30for us in terms of selling our words and letting people know that we are very much open for

00:34business. It was an investment summit, which we turned out and participated in. We had

00:39a great conversation on Friday in terms of the Council of Nations and Regions and then

00:42back again on Monday to London for the investment conference, where we met numerous businesses

00:47that potentially want to invest here so that we can set out what our unique selling points

00:51are. It is not within our gift if local media does not turn up to take interviews in London

00:57as was the case on Monday at the investment conference itself.