MPs debate co-operatives and mutuality
1 July 2011 (updated on 1 July 2011)
Adrian Bailey, Labour/Co-op MP for West Bromwich West, moved a Backbench Business debate in Westminster Hall on Thursday 30 June on co-operatives and mutuality
Watch and read the views of MPs who took part in the debate on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Edward Davey, responded to the debate on behalf of the Government.
- Parliament TV: Debate on co-operatives and mutuality
- Commons Hansard: Debate on co-operatives and mutuality
- Topics: Companies
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