Martyn Day – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martyn Day on 2016-03-16.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed merger between the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse on London’s role as a global financial centre.

Harriett Baldwin

The government is aware of the announcement by the London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Boerse that they have reached agreement on a merger of equals. This is a commercial transaction and subject to regulatory and other relevant approvals. The Government will not be commenting at this stage.