Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Are the UK’s Russian financial sanctions working?

Witnesses Bill Browder (CEO at Hermitage Capital Management, and Head at Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign)

Work Work of the Financial Conduct Authority (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Ashley Alder (Chair at FCA), and Nikhil Rathi (Chief Executive at FCA)

Inquiry Are the UK’s Russian financial sanctions working?

Witnesses Mr Tom Keatinge (Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at Royal United Services Institute), Ben Cowdock (Senior Investigations Lead at Transparency International UK), and Natalia Kubesch (Legal Officer at Redress)

Work The work of HMRC (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Jim Harra (First Permanent Secretary at HMRC), Angela McDonald (Second Permanent Secretary at HMRC), and Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia (Lead Non-Executive at HMRC)

Work Insurance (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Matt Brewis (Director of Insurance at Financial Conduct Authority)

Work Insurance (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Charlotte Clark (Director of Regulation at Association of British Insurers), and Colm Holmes (Chief Executive Officer at Allianz)

Work Insurance (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Rocio Concha (Director of Policy and Advocacy and Chief Economist at Which?), and David Mendes da Costa (Principal Policy Manager at Citizens Advice)

Work Appointment of Clare Lombardelli as Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England (Pre-appointment hearing)

Witnesses Clare Lombardelli

Work Retail Banks (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Charlie Nunn (CEO at Lloyds Banking Group), Vim Maru (CEO at Barclays UK), Mike Regnier (CEO at Santander UK), and Paul Thwaite (CEO at NatWest)

Inquiry Budget 2024

Witnesses Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer at HM Treasury), and William Macfarlane CBE (Director of Strategy, Planning ad Budget at HM Treasury)

Inquiry Budget 2024

Witnesses Yael Selfin (Vice Chair and Chief Economist at KPMG in the UK), Torsten Bell (Chief Executive at Resolution Foundation), Paul Johnson (Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies), and Prof Arun Advani (Professor of Economics at University of Warwick)

Inquiry Budget 2024

Witnesses Richard Hughes (Chair at Office for Budget Responsibility), Tom Josephs (Member at Budget Responsibility Committee), and Professor David Miles CBE (Member at Budget Responsibility Committee)

Inquiry SME Finance

Witnesses Bim Afolami MP (Economic Secretary to the Treasury at HM Treasury), and Alanna Barber (Deputy Director, Banking and Credit at HM Treasury)

Work The work of the Financial Ombudsman Service (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Abby Thomas (Chief Executive & Chief Ombudsman at Financial Ombudsman Service)

Work Economic Forecasting (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Professor Sir Charlie Bean (London School of Economics), Nina Skero (Chief Executive at Centre for Economics and Business Research), and Jack Meaning (UK Chief Economist at Barclays)

Work Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Andrew Bailey (Governor at Bank of England), Dr Swati Dhingra (External Member at Monetary Policy Committee), Megan Greene (External Member at Monetary Policy Committee), and Dr Ben Broadbent (Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy at Bank of England)

Work The work of the Prudential Regulation Authority (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Sam Woods (Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive Officer at Prudential Regulation Authority), Tanya Castell (External Member, Prudential Regulation Committee at Bank of England), Gareth Truran (Director, Prudential Policy Directorate at Bank of England), and Phil Evans (Director, Prudential Policy Directorate at Bank of England)

Work Work of UK Government Investments (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Charles Donald (Chief Executive at UK Government Investments), Jamie Carter (Director, Corporate Governance, Portfolio and Stewardship at UK Government Investments), Hannah Gray (Director, Special Situations team at UK Government Investments), and Holger Vieten (Director, Financial Institutions Group at UK Government Investments)

Work The work of the Payment Systems Regulator (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Chris Hemsley (Managing Director at Payment Systems Regulator), and Aidene Walsh (Chair at Payment Systems Regulator)

Work The work of the Treasury (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Beth Russell (Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury), Cat Little (Head of the Government Finance Function and Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury), Anna Caffyn (Finance Director at HM Treasury), and James Bowler CB (Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury)