Lord Myners appears before Treasury Committee
4 November 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
The Treasury Committee hears its second day of evidence from expert witnesses - including Lord Myners, Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury - on two of its current inquiries:
- Scrutiny of financial regulation in the light of the banking crisis
- Proposals for European prudential financial regulation
Watch live from 2.30pm.
Scrutiny of financial regulation
- Video and audio: UKFI/Scrutiny of financial regulation evidence session, 4 November
- Treasury Committee
2.30pm
UK Financial Investments Ltd (UKFI) - a company wholly-owned by the Government which manages its investments in financial institutions.
- Sir David Cooksey, Chairman, UKFI
- John Kingman, Chief Executive, UKFI
- Keith Morgan, Head of Wholly-Owned Investments, UKFI
European prudential financial regulation proposals
3.30pm
Lord Myners, Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury
The European financial regulation inquiry covers the following issues:
- the interaction between EU, national and international regulatory and supervisory arrangements
- the composition and internal structures of the European Supervisory Authorities and the European Systemic Risk Board
- whether the powers proposed for these bodies are appropriate
- the proposals' effect on the competitiveness of the European financial industry in general and the City of London in particular
- the timescale for agreeing the legislation