Banks: Mutual Ownership Debate

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Lord Tomlinson

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Banks: Mutual Ownership

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Wednesday 2nd March 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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My Lords, I absolutely take the right reverend Prelate’s point. It is very well made.

Lord Tomlinson Portrait Lord Tomlinson
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My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that mutual benefit societies of a wide variety are perhaps one of the earliest manifestations of the big society working, and that we will partly judge the Government’s views on the big society by the enthusiasm with which they pursue mutualisation in this area?

Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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My Lords, what a highly helpful comment from the noble Lord. I will make sure that the Government are made aware of it.