Select Committees do some vital work in holding Ministers to account. On Wednesday I appeared before the Treasury Select Committee to take questions from fellow Parliamentarians about some of the work we are doing on SME finance.
The Treasury select committee - which scrutinises the department on behalf of Parliament - said it was 'disappointed' at the 'limited impact' of the measures.
In June, the tax office announced it was closing its self-assessment helpline for three months to trial directing queries from the helpline to the department's digital services.
Following the appointment of Mel Stride MP as a minister, there is a vacancy to become the next Chair of the Treasury Select Committee. There will be an election by MPs on the 9th November. Announcing his bid to be the next Chair, Richard…
I was very pleased to be elected to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee. As your local Member of Parliament, I have taken a leading role in Westminster on discussions around small business policy (including…
Mel Stride MP, who chairs the influential House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, has welcomed action from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to help households with rising energy bills.
It has been nearly a year since the Senate Select Committee decided that we needed to pivot to focus exclusively on the opportunities and challenges of digital assets. Cryptocurrency and digital assets were evolving at such a pace, it…