Royal Bank of Scotland Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Royal Bank of Scotland

Baroness Primarolo Excerpts
Thursday 13th June 2013

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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Respectfully, I have to disagree with the hon. Lady. I think the Government have no long-term role in owning any part of the banking sector.

Baroness Primarolo Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)
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Last but not least, I call Geraint Davies.

Geraint Davies Portrait Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op)
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This announcement has already helped to wipe £2 billion off taxpayer-held share value, so will the Economic Secretary consider a staged sale of RBS, in chunks, to maximise the return? Will he also consider keeping a residual shareholding, to maintain influence so that the ambition we all share can be met that RBS continues to focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, rather than runs off, as it has before, in ways that are not in the interests of the British economy?