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Sale of Student Loans Bill

I thank the Minister for that. My point is that I have a great concern that the current climate is not right for a sale. Unfortunately, the Government are in a position in which they need the finances. The worry would be that perhaps if the sales were done in haste in the wrong current climate, they would not fetch the best value. I return to the point that I raised in my amendment. Perhaps the Minister could go back and look at the framework in the amendment and at whether parts of it could not be considered a little more closely. The cynical view in the world outside might be that the sale will be hasty and that it will not be best value for the taxpayer. I shall go back and read carefully what the Minister said in Hansard, but I am not convinced. I hope that I shall get more positive responses from her at some point.