Member

We need a Government who act as a facilitator of investment, but do not dictate investment. That way, we can ensure that we have a pipeline of opportunities that feed the Mansion House accord. The Government should be making the right weather for investment in the United Kingdom and creating opportunities for investment, and I and many colleagues in the House believe that that is what the Mansion House accord achieves. If dud investments are made, it is pensioners who suffer. It should not be up to Government to decide who are the winners and losers in our economy. Sadly, Governments around the world have a poor track record in this area. The Liberal Democrats do not think that mandation is the way to drive the productivity that we all want to see.