MarketWatch
By Laurence Norman: July 6, 2010
LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman declined to comment Tuesday on a report that government departments were preparing a contingency plan in case of the collapse of U.K. oil giant, BP PLC.
Asked about a report in the Times, suggesting the Treasury and the Business department were drawing up contingency plans, the spokesman said; “If they are happening, we would never comment on them”.
He also declined to comment on whether the government would have any concerns if a sovereign wealth fund were looking to take a stake in the company.