Economy and finance
Economy and finance news from UK Parliament.
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Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill completes passage through Parliament
Members discuss definition of leases and Electronic Communications Code
05 March 2021
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 2 March 2021
The Committee has considered all e-petitions which had, before 25 February 2021, reached over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response. The Committee also agreed debates for a number of petitions with over 100,000 signatures that were awaiting debate.
04 March 2021
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Petitions Committee reacts to Budget statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Committee reacts to Budget statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
04 March 2021
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EAC to hear from HMT Minister Kemi Badenoch on the implementation of Professor Dasgupta’s review of the economics of biodiversity
Minister will be questioned on how the Government intends to respond to the recommendations outlined in Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s recent report on the economics of biodiversity
01 March 2021
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Tax reform needed to address unsustainable public finances, warns Treasury Committee
Committee publishes their report on Tax after coronavirus
01 March 2021
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Lords examines Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill
Government accepts amendment on use of 'mother or expectant mother' in the bill
26 February 2021
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Chancellor should seek long-term solutions to fire-up business recovery, say MPs
Committee publishes their interim pre-budget report on The impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers
26 February 2021
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 23 February 2021
The Petitions Committee considered all e-petitions which had reached over 10,000 signatures and a Government response, petitions with over 100,000 signatures and petitions that were relevant to already scheduled debates.
23 February 2021
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 9 February 2021
The Committee has considered e-petitions which has reached over 10,000 signatures and a Government response, petitions with over 100,000 signatures, and petitions that were relevant to scheduled debates.
23 February 2021
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Government must set out how and when it will lift lockdown restrictions with economic and epidemiological modelling to support it
Committee publishes the third report of its inquiry into the Economic Impact of Coronavirus – ‘Gaps in Support and Economic Analysis’
15 February 2021
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Welfare in Scotland: Committee to question Social service providers on accessing social security and experience of poverty
Questions will focus on poverty reduction measures, the £20 uplift in Universal Credit and joint UK-Scotland working on social security
08 February 2021
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Report warns Government must learn from 5G security risks and publish new strategy on emerging technologies
Committee publishes report on the dependency of the UK's 5G rollout on just two vendors
04 February 2021
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Treasury Committee has “concerns” with Financial Ombudsman Service
Chair comments on correspondence with Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman at FOS
29 January 2021
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Quantitative Easing inquiry launched by Lords Economic Affairs Committee
Economic Affairs Committee launch new inquiry into quantitative easing
27 January 2021
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Bank of England stimulus should align with Paris Agreement
The Bank of England risks creating a ‘moral hazard’ by purchasing high-carbon bonds and providing no-strings financing to carbon intensive companies.
25 January 2021