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Proceeding contribution from William Bain (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 November 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Northern Rock.


Northern Rock

Northern Rock demutualised in 1997 yet collapsed 10 years later. Does the Financial Secretary recognise that if it did so again, the cost to the taxpayer could rise to £10 billion? Why, then, did he not more rigorously pursue a mutualisation option that would have restored a safer building society mode of finance to the British high street?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
536 c39 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Government shareholding Sales Northern Rock plc Virgin Money
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk