Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with the Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission concerning railway links between London and south-west England.
Answered by Lord O'Neill of Gatley
The government has had discussions on a range of topics with the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. The commission will examine all forms of economic infrastructure, including rail transport.
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when ministers last met representatives of the Investment Association to discuss fund management industry matters.
Answered by Lord O'Neill of Gatley
Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.
Ministers’ Quarterly Transparency Returns provide details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business and are published on a quarterly basis and can be found on the Government’s website.
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the transparency of costs charged to investors by asset managers based and regulated in the United Kingdom.
Answered by Lord O'Neill of Gatley
This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government.
This question has been passed on to the FCA. They will reply directly to the noble Lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.