In Parliament

Mark in Parliament

Minister for Investment, Department for International Trade 2016-2018
Trade Envoy to Burma, Brunei and Thailand 2016
Member of the Treasury Select Committee 2010-2016
Member of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards 2012-2014
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Heritage Rail - 2016
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Carpet Industry - 2016
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sailing and Marine Business - 2016
Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Economy in the West Midlands -2016
Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Space

That is very helpful. Thank you.

Q My apologies for not being here at the beginning.

Q Let me rephrase the question, then. Countries have directions of travel.

Competition?

Q Very quickly, although this looks at equity investment, do you have any thoughts about the fact that debt holders can be much more inf

When you were answering Chi Onwurah’s question, you posed the question, why would you buy a company if there is just a 1% risk that you w

Do you think it should be formalised or do you think an informal relationship with other Government Departments will be adequate?Q

Q I want to refer back to some earlier questions about the skills within the investigatory unit that would be within BEIS.

I will carry on with the line you took just now about an investor’s potential influence over or access to a company.

Q And the debt issue—the fact that debt holders can be more influential over businesses than equity holders?