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Finance (No. 2) Bill

The hon. Gentleman may have a fair point, but perhaps the decision as to whether it is in the interests of a particular company to list on AIM—he may well be right that in many cases it will not be because certain investment managers will not invest in AIM-listed companies—should be left to the company itself, rather than necessarily including that matter in the rules. However, as I said, I would be interested to hear the views of the Economic Secretary. If we are considering REITs as a whole, one question that needs to be looked at in the longer term is whether we go further than listing on AIM and allow room for unlisted REITs. I know that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is looking at that as perhaps the next step. Again, I would be interested to know what the long-term views are.