Written question asked by Jim Cousins (Labour) on Thursday, 12 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 February 2009. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2009 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Lehman Brothers

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) his Department and (b) another of the tri-partite authorities has raised with the US authorities the issue of the return to the UK of the funds transferred from Lehman Brothers UK to Lehman Brothers USA on the evening the insolvency of Lehman Brothers was announced.

Answer

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations and international partners. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

488 c321W; 258125

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Lehman Brothers

Link

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