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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-18more like thismore than 2019-06-18
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 remove filter
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Exchange Rates more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for (1) sterling losing nearly five per cent of its value against the US dollar since the beginning of May this year, and (2) other major currencies holding their value over the same period. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL16451 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-25more like thismore than 2019-06-25
answer text <p>The government does not comment on movements in financial markets. It is also important to note that the UK does not have an exchange rate target. Instead the UK’s macroeconomic framework is based on an inflation target, and it is for the independent Monetary Policy Committee to set monetary policy to meet this target.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T12:56:57.747Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T12:56:57.747Z
answering member
57
label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt remove filter