Banking Crisis

House of Commons Treasury Committee

Banking Crisis: dealing with the failure of the UK banks

Seventh Report of Session 2008–09

Report, together with formal minutes

Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 April 2009

HC 416

Published on 1 May 2009 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £0.00

The Treasury Committee

The Treasury Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of HM Treasury, HM Revenue & Customs and associated public bodies. Current membership Rt Hon John McFall MP (Labour, West Dunbartonshire) (Chairman) Nick Ainger MP (Labour, Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire) Mr Graham Brady MP (Conservative, Altrincham and Sale West) Mr Colin Breed MP (Liberal Democrat, South East Cornwall) Jim Cousins MP (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne Central) Mr Michael Fallon MP (Conservative, Sevenoaks) (Chairman, Sub-Committee) Ms Sally Keeble MP (Labour, Northampton North) Mr Andrew Love MP (Labour, Edmonton) John Mann MP, (Labour, Bassetlaw) Mr George Mudie MP (Labour, Leeds East) John Thurso MP (Liberal Democrat, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) Mr Mark Todd MP (Labour, South Derbyshire) Mr Andrew Tyrie MP (Conservative, Chichester) Sir Peter Viggers MP (Conservative, Gosport) The following members were also members of the committee during the inquiry: Mr Philip Dunne MP (Conservative, Ludlow), Mr Stephen Crabb MP (Conservative, Preseli Pembrokeshire), Mr Siôn Simon MP, (Labour, Birmingham, Erdington) Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No. 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publications The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/treascom. A list of...