My Lords, the idea behind the amendment is estimable but purely to do with the environment. The Bank of England is purely to do with finance and I do not think that the two would make happy bedfellows. We should be able to find a better home for the Green Investment Bank than the Bank of England.
Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Swinfen
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 November 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [HL].
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2015-16
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