Economic situation
Economic situation news from UK Parliament.
Lords debates financial markets
Members debate the importance of stability and its impact on pensions, mortgages, and the rental market. Catch up
04 November 2022
MPs examine state of the mortgage market
Committee to hold a session with experts exploring the current state of the mortgage market
01 November 2022
Report: Consumers ‘at risk’ if Digital Markets Unit not given teeth, say MPs
Consumers at risk if Digital Markets Unit not given teeth, say MPs
25 October 2022
Economists questioned on impact of mini-budget
Treasury Committee scrutinises September’s ‘mini-budget’ with leading economists
10 October 2022
Rising cost of living: Work and Pensions Committee writes to Chancellor for assurance that benefits will be uprated to match inflation
Committee writes to Chancellor
04 October 2022
Chancellor responds to Treasury Committee on independent economic forecast for emergency budget
The Treasury Committee publishes the response
22 September 2022
Treasury Committee calls for independent economic forecast to be published alongside emergency budget
Committee requests assurance that the Government will publish an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast alongside this month’s emergency fiscal event
20 September 2022
Cost of living: Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to report
The Work and Pensions Committee has published the Government’s response to its report on the cost of living and the support measures available for people claiming benefits and the state pension.
08 September 2022
Treasury Committee writes to Chancellor and OBR on potential emergency budget
The Chair of the Treasury Committee has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)
23 August 2022
Is the UK’s labour market hampering economic growth? MPs Question Experts
Is the UK’s labour market hampering economic growth? MPs Question Experts
15 July 2022
MPs hold hearing on appointment to Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Committee
The Treasury Committee holds a hearing on the appointment of Marjorie Ngwenya
15 July 2022
"Morally bankrupt billionaires using the UK as a safe deposit box"
The Foreign Affairs Committee publishes its report The Cost of Complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine.
29 June 2022
Lords debates economic resilience in the social capital of the UK
Members discuss the increasing cost of living and the case for the government to take further steps to address this. Catch up
10 June 2022
Treasury and British Business Bank questioned on Covid loan fraud
The Treasury Committee questions senior officials from the Treasury and the British Business Bank
26 April 2022
Four short debates in the Lords
Members discuss Northern Ireland relations, levelling-up in the South West, tax gap estimates and the Iran nuclear deal in four short debates. Catch up
08 April 2022