Precisely. I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Deben, would agree but that might be one of the lines of inquiry that the Treasury could pursue and the Government could adopt. The position is not quite as stark as the noble Lord was suggesting and I certainly support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Best.
Growth and Infrastructure Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beecham
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 28 January 2013.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Growth and Infrastructure Bill.
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