http://www.parliament.ukRecent background material on topical issues - including Select Committee Reports, POST papers, Lords Papers and Early Day Motionsenhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201012/ldselect/ldeucom/287/287.pdfEuropean Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]2012-03-27T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtreasy/1857/185702.htmGovernment response. Treasury Select Committee report [Commons]2012-02-27T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm82/8268/8268.aspGovernment response. Treasury report [Commons]2012-01-27T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2545That this House notes that the European Commission is desperate to save the Euro and is proposing a tax on financial transactions that would raise 50 billion a year; further notes that ...2011-12-14T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2511That this House notes that English investors who took out Bristol andWest permanent interest-bearing shares did so inthe belief that these shares wouldbe treated underEnglish law; regrets ...2011-12-05T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2495That this House welcomes the product intervention powers proposed in the draft Financial Services Bill, which will allow the Financial Conduct Authority to remove financial products ...2011-11-30T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2490That this House regrets that the victims of the failed Christmas hamper and savings company Farepak have not yet received compensation following the company's liquidation in October ...2011-11-29T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2448That this House notes that wonga.com is currently advertising a typical interest rate of 4214 per cent. and that this is not the only institution offering a similar service; further ...2011-11-21T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtreasy/1645/164502.htmGovernment response. Treasury Select Committee; Treasury; Payments Council report [Commons]2011-11-09T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2323That this House recognises blame forthe current world recession and financial crisis quite rightly has been laid at the doors of banks, financial institutions and governments because ...2011-10-31T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtreasy/1147/1147vw01.htmTreasury Select Committee report [Commons]2011-07-18T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtreasy/1408/140802.htmGovernment response. Treasury Select Committee; Treasury report [Commons]2011-07-05T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Select Committee Report