Select committee inquiry

Appointment hearings, Session 2014-15

Closed

Treasury Committee · Opened 2 June 2014 · Closed 30 March 2015

Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

What the inquiry looked at

“The Treasury Committee has established the practice of holding hearings with persons appointed to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England and other significant bodies and reporting on those hearings. This practice enhances the transparency of the appointment process and increases the level of information available to the public and to Parliament.”

The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.

What the government said

8th Report - Re-appointment of Dr Donald Kohn and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee

No government response is linked to this report.

4th Report - Appointment of Anthony Habgood as Chairman of the Court of the Bank of England

No government response is linked to this report.

3rd Report - Appointment of Dr Nemat Shafik as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England

No government response is linked to this report.

2nd Report - Appointment of Professor Kristin Forbes to the Monetary Policy Committee

No government response is linked to this report.

1st Report - Appointment of Dr Ben Broadbent as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England

No government response is linked to this report.

How the inquiry ran

Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 2 June 2014 to its close on 30 March 2015.

  1. Oral evidence 7 sessions
  2. Report 5 reports

What it recommended

The committee's recommendations are not listed here yet. Read them in 8th Report - Re-appointment of Dr Donald Kohn and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee ↗, 4th Report - Appointment of Anthony Habgood as Chairman of the Court of the Bank of England ↗, 3rd Report - Appointment of Dr Nemat Shafik as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England ↗, 2nd Report - Appointment of Professor Kristin Forbes to the Monetary Policy Committee ↗ and 1st Report - Appointment of Dr Ben Broadbent as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England ↗ on parliament.uk.

Evidence

Oral evidence sessions 7