Covid-19: British Business Bank

Lord Haskel Excerpts
Thursday 30th April 2020

(4 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Haskel Portrait Lord Haskel (Lab)
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My Lords, so that lessons can be learned and in the spirit of more transparency, will the Government ensure that financial help given under these schemes will be clearly disclosed and not buried in business accounts, so that in time we can assess what was achieved in supporting jobs, businesses and indeed the community?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I fully support the noble Lord in his desire for transparency. It is important that companies disclose this information so that we can see how successful the schemes have been.