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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-07more like thismore than 2023-11-07
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Banks: Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer on 23 September 2022 to remove the cap on bankers' bonuses (HC Deb col 936), what consideration they have given to curbing any risk-taking in the financial sector which may occur as a result of the removal of that cap; and further to the finding in the High Pay Centre report Analysis of UK CEO Pay in 2022, published in August, that FTSE 100 CEO pay rose by 16 per cent in 2022, what consideration they have given to curbing the pay of senior staff in the financial sector, including by implementing the then Prime Minister's plans for the reform of boardroom governance in July 2016 by ensuring worker representation in boardrooms. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway more like this
uin HL64 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-21more like thismore than 2023-11-21
answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out in the Edinburgh Reforms last year, the government remains committed to high standards and to a robust regulatory environment that safeguards the UK’s financial stability.</p><p> </p><p>The PRA and FCA, who are responsible for rules on remuneration, are operationally independent from government and have statutory objectives to promote safety, soundness, and effective market functioning.</p><p> </p><p>The removal of the bonus cap is entirely a decision by the independent regulators.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-21T12:34:22.917Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-21T12:34:22.917Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
4977
label Biography information for Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway more like this