Derek McDowell (Labour)

This is different. I agree with the general philosophy outlined by the Minister that if a company acquires assets it must also dispose of them, particularly when they were acquired as a business proposition. However, this is a different matter. It involves a company divesting itself of some assets so that it can divest itself of more because of company law. That is a peculiar situation. It risks leaving the company in a worse position by allowing for business decisions driven by an overall structure on which the company may not be keen.