Committee news

Bank of England and Government respond to Treasury Committee on collapse and rescue of Silicon Valley Bank UK
Committee publishes correspondence from the Bank of England and the Government on the collapse and subsequent purchase of Silicon Valley Bank UK
22 March 2023

UK’s biggest banks respond to Treasury Committee on savings rates
Treasury Committee publishes responses from the UK’s biggest high street banks and writes to the financial regulator on low savings rates
22 March 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 first quarter of 2023
20 March 2023

Treasury Committee to question Chancellor, OBR and economists on Spring Budget
Committee to question Chancellor, OBR and economists on Spring Budget
16 March 2023

Bank of England to give evidence to Treasury Committee on collapse and rescue of Silicon Valley Bank UK
Treasury Committee publishes correspondence and announces date of evidence session with Silicon Valley Bank UK
14 March 2023

Treasury Committee calls for Chancellor to explain reasons for closing Office of Tax Simplification
Treasury Committee calls on Chancellor to think twice about closing Office of Tax Simplification
13 March 2023

Treasury Committee calls on Chancellor to provide certainty for small business investors in Budget
The enterprise investment scheme (EIS) and venture capital trusts (VCT) are tax relief schemes designed to encourage investment in small businesses
10 March 2023

Financial regulator’s “lop-sided” plans to prevent investment funds from greenwashing need further work
The Treasury Committee calls for the financial regulator to spell out whether victims of greenwashing will have to pay to move investments to funds properly labelled as ‘sustainable’
9 March 2023

International Women’s Day: Select Committee Chairs to share their experiences in new video series
House of Commons announces a series of videos, to be released throughout March, marking International Women’s Day and International Women’s History Month
8 March 2023

Twenty per cent higher chance of insurance firms collapsing due to Solvency II reforms, Bank of England tells Treasury Committee
Bank of England tells Treasury Committee of a twenty per cent higher chance of insurance firms collapsing due to Solvency II reforms
6 March 2023

Treasury Committee: Proposals to reimburse scam victims “half-baked”
Treasury Committee publishes responses relating to new financial regulations
4 March 2023

Treasury Committee questions UK’s largest banks on savings rates and CEO pay
Treasury Committee questions Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group on savings rates and CEO pay
1 March 2023

“Clunky” Government systems stand in way of more frequent cost of living support payments next winter
Government responds to Treasury Committee's report on the Autumn Statement 2022 – Cost of living payments
27 February 2023

New proposals to reimburse victims of fraud are “fundamentally flawed”, say MPs
New proposals to reimburse victims of fraud are “fundamentally flawed”, say MPs
6 February 2023

MPs launch inquiry on impact of Bank of England’s quantitative tightening
MPs launch inquiry on impact of Bank of England’s quantitative tightening
2 February 2023

Treasury Committee: 85% of crypto firms failed to meet minimum standards, according to FCA
Treasury Committee publishes correspondence from the Financial Conduct Authority in response to questions asked during an oral evidence session
26 January 2023

Treasury Committee approves appointment to Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee
Committee approves appointment to Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee
25 January 2023

HMRC responds to Treasury Committee on customer service issues
HMRC responds to Treasury Committee on customer phone line issues
25 January 2023

Treasury Committee: Fuel duty fiction clouds fiscal forecasts
Committee publishes report on Fuel duty: fiscal forecast fiction
23 January 2023

Chair comment on IMF refusal to appear before Committee
Harriett Baldwin, Chair of the Treasury Committee responds to IMF refusal to appear before Committee
13 January 2023