Proceeding contribution from Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Banking Bill.
Banking Bill
My hon. Friend will recall that the decision to merge was taken by the boards of HBOS and Lloyds TSB; it was their commercial judgment that was important. It was the judgment of ourselves, the Financial Services Authority and the Bank of England that it was also in the interests of greater financial stability that the merger should go through. Indeed, that is why we amended the provisions on the competition law. As I said at the time, that was one example of where financial stability trumped competition concerns, and that remains our view.
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- 480 c694-5
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Compensation Consumers Accountability Bank services Banks Building societies Bank of England Bank notes Finance Financial institutions Insolvency Government assistance Economic situation Equitable Life Assurance Society Protection Mergers Nationalisation Lloyds TSB Monetary Policy Committee Scotland Regulation HBOS Financial Services Compensation Scheme National Loans Fund Northern Rock Financial Services Commission Bradford and Bingley
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- Banking Bill 2007-08 to 2008-09
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