Yes, it is a decision taken by the Lord Chancellor. I was in the Treasury at the time when the most recent change to the discount rate was made by one of my predecessors, and I can certainly assure my hon. Friend that it was very much a decision taken by the Lord Chancellor. [Laughter.] Perhaps I should leave it there.
Civil Liability Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
David Gauke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 September 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Civil Liability Bill [Lords].
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