I am gratified by the hon. Lady’s confidence in Ministers making commercial judgments in respect of our banks and businesses, but it is far better to allow those businesses to take sensible commercial decisions, even though those sometimes have consequences that, in an ideal world, we would not wish to see. I go back to the point I made to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone): we need RBS to improve its strength, grow, employ more people and, ultimately, pay more tax to support our vital public services.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mel Stride
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 December 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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