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Proceeding contribution from Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 2 February 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Banking Bill.

Banking Bill

My Lords, is the noble Baroness seriously contending that Parliament would not find a way of holding the Government to account if the operation of Northern Rock was such as to cause enormous public anxiety and a feeling that it would be kept in public ownership in perpetuity, or that the bank was being directed in anything other than the arm’s-length way that the Government had indicated?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
707 c523 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Compensation Codes of practice Consumers Accountability Directors Assets Bank services Banks Competition Delegated legislation Advisory services Building societies Bank of England Finance Human rights EU law Financial institutions Insolvency Government assistance Financial Services Authority Private sector Protection Pay Public appointments Pensions Public interest Property transfer Mergers Parliamentary scrutiny Pension funds Pension rights Nationalisation Regulation Shares Valuation Taxation Shareholders Treasury UK Financial Investments Financial Services Compensation Scheme Northern Rock Bradford and Bingley Hampton, Philip
Legislation
Banking Bill 2007-08 to 2008-09
Link
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