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Clause 9 - Reviews of the bank’s effectiveness and impact | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees Are the Opposition concerned that investments and co-investments in projects in the UK will come through funds that may be held in offshore
Clause 9 - Reviews of the bank’s effectiveness and impact | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees That is very helpful. With that assurance from the Minister, I am happy to withdraw my amendment.
Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees Could the hon. Gentleman clarify to whom the clause refers when it talks about workers?
Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees Well, Mr Davies, I am sorely tempted to push this to a vote, notwithstanding the comments from my hon. Friend the Minister.
Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees No, I am not going to take an intervention. He just told me to sit down, but he can sit down while I finish making my speech.
Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees The right hon. Lady is right about the potential here; I think I heard her use the word “cronies”.
Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees I am getting clear instructions from the Whip to be as brief as possible, so—[Interruption.] Not quite that brief. I draw hon.
Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees I beg to move amendment 12, clause 7, page 3, line 20, leave out “fourteen” and insert “eight”.
Clause 3 - Strategic priorities and plans | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees Can the Minister tell me whether the steer will include giving a bit more specificity to the UK Infrastructure Bank about where on the inves
Clause 3 - Strategic priorities and plans | UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees I do not mean to dwell too much on this issue, and I certainly do not want to irritate the Minister through my questioning, but I want to ma