Student Loan Book: Sale

Steve McCabe Excerpts
Thursday 11th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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All the Government are doing is trying to capture an income stream that we will get over 25 to 30 years. This is money due to the Government and the Government are coming to a financial arrangement that allows the money to be captured today. As the last Labour Government saw fit, so this Government see fit, in a sensible and prudent way, to manage the Government finances.

Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
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How many accountants does the Minister know who would advise their clients to sell off an asset worth £3.5 billion for less than half that?

Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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The final sale price will be determined by market conditions, but it makes a lot of sense in terms of the time and the value of money for the Government to capture those assets now.