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Proceeding contribution from Greg Hands (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Banking (Special Provisions) Bill.

Banking (Special Provisions) Bill

My right hon. and learned Friend is making a strong point about the need for the strategic objectives. Does he agree that one of the essential functions of the bank in public sector ownership would be properly to sort out the risk management of the bank? It is difficult to have proper risk management without the strategic objectives. Some of the worst banking scandals of the past 15 years have involved public sector banks. Credit Lyonnais ended up financing a large part of Hollywood in the early 1990s and most recently Bankgesellschaft Berlin in Germany was essentially making politically motivated loans.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c244 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Compensation Accountability Audit Banks Competition Building societies Bank of England Liability EU law Government assistance Financial Services Authority Economic situation Property transfer Mortgages Loans Staff Office of Fair Trading Nationalisation Regulation Stocks and shares Shareholders Takeovers Treasury Virgin Group Business plans Northern Rock Granite Sunset clauses
Legislation
Banking (Special Provisions) Bill 2007-08
Link
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