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Proceeding contribution from Jim Cousins (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 12 December 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Northern Rock.


Northern Rock

I come back to this point. One of the real skills built up by Northern Rock's workers is making mortgage lending available to the lower end of the income scale and making those mortgages work in a sustainable way. So far, the published record indicates that the bank has been very successful in doing that. That set of skills is of enormous value to our current housing market and it would be sensible not to downgrade those skills and destroy that reputation, which would make that work impossible.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
469 c406 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Assets Banks Deposits Protection Loans Nationalisation Sales North East Government guaranteed credit Northern Rock
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk