Committees

Quantitative Easing

Inquiry

The Committee will examine Quantitative Easing in the context of the Bank of England’s operational independence, its accountability and the transparency of its decision-making. The Committee will also examine the economic effects of Quantitative Easing, what risks are entailed, its distributional impacts and the future of the programme.

You can read the inquiry's call for evidence here: https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/381/quantitative-easing/

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Quantitative easing: a dangerous addiction?
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Bank of England's response to the report, Quantitative easing: a dangerous addiction?
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Government's response to report, Quantitative easing: a dangerous addiction?
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, to the Chair (2 July 2021)
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Letter from the Chair to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak MP (15 June 2021)
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Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, to the Chair (10 June 2021)
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Oral evidence transcripts

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18 May 2021
Inquiry Quantitative Easing
Witnesses Andrew Bailey (Governor at Bank of England), Ben Broadbent (Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at Bank of England), and Sir David Ramsden (Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking at Bank of England)
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Oral Evidence
27 April 2021
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Witnesses Otmar Issing (Former Chief Economist of the European Central Bank from 1998-2006 and President at Center for Financial Studies), and Donald Kohn (former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors at US Federal Reserve System)
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27 April 2021
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Witnesses Lord Macpherson of Earl’s Court (former Permanent Secretary (2005 – 2016) at HM Treasury), and Ed Balls (Professor of Political Economy at King’s College London)
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Written evidence

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Lord Tyrie (Former Chair (2010-2017) at Treasury Select Committee) (QEI0022)
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Jagjit S Chadha (Director at National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)) (QEI0021)
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Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (QEI0020)
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Government Responses
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Contact us

  • Email: economicaffairs@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5358 (committee staff) | 020 7219 6640 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Economic Affairs Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW