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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 November 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Autumn Statement.

Autumn Statement

I welcome the announcement of more investment in infrastructure, but the more I hear about the proposal, the more it sounds like PFI by any other name. Pension funds will invest in public projects only if it is a good deal for them. As with PFI, any sweetener that the Chancellor offers to the private sector will be at the expense of the taxpayer, both in the short term today and for future generations, so what precisely is he offering and proposing to attract pension fund investment, and how is he going to ensure that his scheme represents value for money for the taxpayer?

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
536 c817 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Business Development aid Borrowing Health and safety Energy Infrastructure Excise duties Fuels Government assistance Economic situation Forecasts National income Pre-school education Pay Workplace pensions Planning Public sector Public expenditure Mortgages Railways Loans Public finance Public sector debt Social security benefits State retirement pensions Schools Young people Transport Taxation Unemployment Science Economic recession Autumn statement Office for Budget Responsibility Bank levy
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