UK Industry: Competitiveness
Debate between Lord Hamilton of Epsom and Lord Popat
Lord Hamilton of Epsom
Does my noble friend accept that the key to competitiveness is competition, and that this therefore makes it extremely difficult to improve competitiveness in large nationalised monopolies such as health and education?
Lord Popat
My noble friend raises a very important issue. In both health and education, there is very much a monopoly. We use the private sector in areas where it can deliver real value for money for taxpayers.