Economy: Private Capital Investment Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Economy: Private Capital Investment

Lord Anderson of Swansea Excerpts
Tuesday 20th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Sassoon Portrait Lord Sassoon
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My Lords, that is a very interesting question. The board of RBS has made it clear that it is going to concentrate its business on its corporate and personal banking and therefore, certainly relative to its total business, it will indeed achieve that.

Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait Lord Anderson of Swansea
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My Lords, will the new enterprise zones be wholly or mainly limited to the manufacturing sector?

Lord Sassoon Portrait Lord Sassoon
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My Lords, the enterprise zones are not limited to any particular sector.