Clause 64 - Venture capital
Finance Bill
4:30 pm
Miss Melanie Johnson (Economic Secretary, HM Treasury; Welwyn Hatfield, Labour)
I appreciate the point that the right hon. Gentleman makes. There may be changes and we keep the list under review. If we needed to take account of significant developments, I assure him that we would want to do so. For the moment, those wishing to invest in more traditional rural industries, other than farming and market gardening, can do so under the existing laws. There is scope for some rural economy industries to be helped in that way and we can make sure that they are. CVS would not prevent such companies from being based on existing farms if appropriate. I will bear the right hon. Gentleman's points in mind.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 64 ordered to stand part of the Bill.