Jan. 30 2025
Source Page: HM Treasury: ministerial gifts, hospitality, overseas travel and meetings, July to September 2024Found: Rachel Reeves 2024-07-16 HSBC Meeting to set out the government's priorities and to hear from HSBC on
Jan. 22 2025
Source Page: Forecasts for the UK economy: January 2025Found: 1.0 2.3 1.6 3.1 1.9 -1.7 1.8 -1.2 - Citigroup Nov 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 2.9 1.3 1.3 1.5 -0.4 1.8 -0.7 - HSBC
Mentions:
1: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) Conduct Authority and representatives of some of Britain’s largest financial services firms, including HSBC - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) I am concerned that the Statement speaks with praise of HSBC and Standard Chartered. - Speech Link
Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consultation was undertaken before publication of the (a) Fair Payment and (b) Disability Finance Code.
Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
A new Fair Payment Code which is more credible, enforceable, and ambitious was launched earlier this month to replace the former Prompt Payment Code. This followed feedback from small business stakeholder groups, including Federation of Small Businesses, Enterprise Nation and others.
The Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship has been led in partnership with founding signatories: Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest, alongside delivery partners, UK Finance and the British Business Bank. This forms part of the government backed Lilac Review led by Small Business Britain which is examining ways to address barriers facing disabled entrepreneurs.
Nov. 20 2024
Source Page: Forecasts for the UK economy: November 2024Found: 0.8 2.6 1.4 1.7 2.2 -1.8 2.6 -1.5 - Citigroup Nov * 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 2.9 1.3 1.3 1.5 -0.4 1.8 -0.7 - HSBC
Dec. 10 2024
Source Page: £30 Million UKEF Support Fuels JDR Cables' Global Expansion in the Renewable Energy SectorFound: Supported by an 80% UKEF guarantee, HSBC UK, Societe Generale and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) issued
Asked by: Blair McDougall (Labour - East Renfrewshire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will issue guidance to (a) HSBC and (b) Standard Chartered on the validity of British National (Overseas) passports for Hong Kongers to use to secure early withdrawals of their Mandatory Provident Fund savings after permanently leaving Hong Kong.
Answered by Tulip Siddiq
This government is deeply committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK. We are aware that individuals who have chosen to take up the British National (Overseas) route are having difficulties accessing their Mandatory Provident Fund from Hong Kong.
Whilst documentary requirements for withdrawing funds are a matter for the Hong Kong authorities, officials have raised this issue directly with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong MPF Schemes Authority. We have urged them to facilitate early draw down of funds as is the case for other Hong Kong residents who move overseas permanently and have made clear such discrimination of BN(O)s is unacceptable.
Sep. 18 2024
Source Page: Forecasts for the UK economy: September 2024Found: 0.6 2.9 1.2 0.6 2.2 -0.3 2.9 -1.0 - Citigroup Aug'23 -0.5 - - -0.1 0.4 -4.1 0.2 0.7 5.8 4.6 0.4 - HSBC
Feb. 28 2025
Source Page: COVID-19 loan guarantee schemes repayment data: December 2024Found: HSBC UK Bank Plc acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK Ltd in March 2023 Lenders are listed alphabetically