Bank of England: National Debt Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Bank of England: National Debt

Lord Eatwell Excerpts
Monday 24th June 2013

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Newby Portrait Lord Newby
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My Lords, at Question Time with less than three minutes to go, I cannot give a very detailed description. The key point is that the Monetary Policy Committee is committed to working with the Debt Management Office to make sure that, as and when the present situation is unwound, that takes place in an orderly manner so that we do not have undue volatility in the market.

Lord Eatwell Portrait Lord Eatwell
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My Lords, what contingency has the Treasury made for repaying to the Bank of England the revenues it currently receives should the Bank incur a loss on its bond holdings?