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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Young of Norwood Green (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 14 December 2011.


Business: Ethical Values

Question
My Lords, does the Minister agree that the high executive pay which the public at large find so objectionable is only one symptom of the real illness, which is the broken relationship between shareholders and managers? How are the Government going to repair this so that the values of shareholders are reflected in the decisions of management, including perhaps having an employee representative on remuneration committees?
Answer

The independent Kay review will be looking at these things, which we have previously discussed and debated. I do not think any of us like to see the distance between remunerations growing wider and wider. There is no doubt that the Government are following this up.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
733 c1281 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Business Ethics
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk