I am trying to absorb the hon. Gentleman's analysis, and I hope that he will repeat it at greater length. My understanding is that the remainder of the assets of Northern Rock, outside Granite, consist of unsecured mortgages and the so-called Together mortgages—those at 125 per cent. of value—or, in other words, the rubbish. That is what the Government have acquired. We now need a rapid and thorough explanation of exactly what has gone on, as otherwise the Bill can be stopped in the other place.
Banking (Special Provisions) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 February 2008.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Banking (Special Provisions) Bill.
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