Committee news
Edinburgh Reforms a ‘damp squib’ with little impact on economy, MPs find
The Treasury Committee is disappointed at the limited impact of the Government’s flagship financial services reform programme which was launched on 9 December 2022
8 December 2023
Treasury Committee questions HMRC on reduction in service for Self Assessment Helpline following summer disruption
Chair of the Committee, Harriett Baldwin responds to HMRC
7 December 2023
Development of a Bank of England retail digital pound should ‘proceed with caution’, MPs warn
Bank of England urged to proceed with caution in Treasury Committee report: The digital pound: still a solution in search of a problem?
2 December 2023
Treasury Committee to question Chancellor, OBR and economists on Autumn Statement
Treasury Committee announces a series of evidence sessions scrutinising the Autumn Statement.
23 November 2023
Treasury Committee meets key US regulators and financial businesses to inform UK scrutiny
Members of the Treasury Committee met with a number of leading regulators and financial firms as they look ahead to high-profile scrutiny sessions next month
31 October 2023
Government agrees further work needed to broaden the Venture Capital sector
Treasury Committee publishes Government’s response
20 October 2023
Government responds to Treasury Committee’s Report on Tax Reliefs ahead of HMRC session
Committee publishes the Government’s response to its report on tax reliefs
20 October 2023
Treasury Committee approves Sarah Breeden’s appointment as Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at Bank of England
The Treasury Committee has published its report on the appointment of Sarah Breeden as Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England
14 September 2023
Treasury Committee calls for action on complex, un-costed and exploited tax reliefs in new report
The Treasury Committee today calls for a systematic review into the cost of over a thousand tax reliefs which complicate the tax system and are open to abuse
26 July 2023
Venture capital needs to venture further, says Treasury Committee
The Treasury Committee criticises the venture capital industry’s unacceptable failure to invest in firms outside London and the South East or in businesses led by women and ethnic minorities
24 July 2023
Treasury Committee publishes Government’s response to Regulating Crypto report
Treasury Committee publishes the Government’s response to its report on Regulating Crypto
20 July 2023
High street banks and FCA respond to Treasury Committee on savings rates
Treasury Committee publishes responses from High street banks and FCA on savings rates
18 July 2023
Sexism in the City: MPs launch inquiry into barriers faced by women in finance
The Treasury Committee calls for evidence on the barriers faced by women in financial services as it launches a new inquiry into sexism in the City
14 July 2023
Treasury Financial Services Regulations Sub-Committee publishes quarterly progress report
Treasury Committee’s Financial Services Regulations Sub-Committee publishes an outline of its work in the second quarter of 2023
6 July 2023
FCA responds to Treasury Committee on supervision of Odey Asset Management
The Treasury Committee today publishes correspondence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on the regulator’s supervision of Odey Asset Management
5 July 2023
Treasury Committee steps up savings rates campaign with questions to the biggest banks and regulator
The Treasury Committee today steps up its campaign for banks to increase savings rates as it questions the biggest high street lenders and the regulator
3 July 2023
MPs launch inquiry into the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises
The Treasury Committee today launches a new inquiry into small business access to finance and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending.
3 July 2023
Bank of England Chief Economist responds to Treasury Committee on inflation forecasts and modelling
Bank of England Chief Economist responds to Treasury Committee on inflation forecasts and modelling
29 June 2023
HMRC responds to Treasury Committee on summer closure of self-assessment helpline
The Treasury Committee publishes correspondence from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on the summer closure of the main self-assessment helpline
28 June 2023
Tax system an “obstacle to economic dynamism” and Government efforts to simplify it need scrutiny, says Treasury Committee
The Treasury Committee calls for enhanced accountability of Government efforts to simplify the UK’s overcomplicated tax system.
16 June 2023