Thames Tideway Tunnel

Lord Harris of Haringey Excerpts
Tuesday 15th January 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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My noble friend makes a fair point, my Lords, but we believe in free capital markets.

Lord Harris of Haringey Portrait Lord Harris of Haringey
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My Lords, does the answer to the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, mean that the Government are indifferent to the extent of foreign ownership of our critical national infrastructure? Are they indifferent to the possible implications of that?

Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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No, my Lords, we are not indifferent; we take these things very seriously. As I say, however, we believe in free access to our capital markets.