I would be happy to read out a year's worth of Financial Times articles about the performance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but I want to press the right hon. Lady on the point about the subsidiary of Northern Rock that operates and takes offshore deposits in the Channel Islands; it is not Granite but a subsidiary of the bank. If we nationalise the bank this evening, will the Northern Rock subsidiary in the Channel Islands operate as a Government-owned nationalised bank? After all, I remember that when the Prime Minister was the shadow Chancellor, he made a great point of noting the offshore tax evasion that took place in some parts of the world.
Banking (Special Provisions) Bill
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George Osborne
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 February 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Banking (Special Provisions) Bill.
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