To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ever formally reviewed the case for the UK establishing its own requirements for liquidity standards for Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities at higher levels than specified by EU Directives; or whether the UK is currently bound by EU rules...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ever formally reviewed the case for the UK establishing its own requirements for liquidity standards for Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities at higher levels than specified by EU Directives; or whether the UK is currently bound by EU rules...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the zero risk assumption applied to sovereign government debt under the Basle Committee rules for bank capital risk weighting, and of the impact of this on lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the zero risk assumption applied to sovereign government debt under the Basle Committee rules for bank capital risk weighting, and of the impact of this on lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HM Treasury or the Financial Services Authority will consider reviewing the definition of eligible assets for the purpose of calculating bank liquidity coverage ratios and the net stable funding ratio.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HM Treasury or the Financial Services Authority will consider reviewing the definition of eligible assets for the purpose of calculating bank liquidity coverage ratios and the net stable funding ratio.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to bring United Kingdom banking liquidity requirements into line with those proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to bring United Kingdom banking liquidity requirements into line with those proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to ensure that new entrants to the United Kingdom banking market are not disadvantaged in the purchase of branches and assets to be sold by Lloyds Banking Group by being subject to standard rather than advanced capital requirements; and what...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to ensure that new entrants to the United Kingdom banking market are not disadvantaged in the purchase of branches and assets to be sold by Lloyds Banking Group by being subject to standard rather than advanced capital requirements; and what...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether adoption of the Basle III capital requirements will reduce systemic and idiosyncratic risk in the banking system; and what steps they have taken to encourage United Kingdom banks to comply with the Basle III requirements before 2019.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether adoption of the Basle III capital requirements will reduce systemic and idiosyncratic risk in the banking system; and what steps they have taken to encourage United Kingdom banks to comply with the Basle III requirements before 2019.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decision of the Basle Committee to delay the agreement and introduction of new liquidity standards for banks.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decision of the Basle Committee to delay the agreement and introduction of new liquidity standards for banks.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the effect on capital standards of the Bank of International Settlements including minority stakes in bank subsidiaries and investments in unconsolidated financial institutions in calculating the common equity component of tier one banking capital; and what the effect of a 3 per cent...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the effect on capital standards of the Bank of International Settlements including minority stakes in bank subsidiaries and investments in unconsolidated financial institutions in calculating the common equity component of tier one banking capital; and what the effect of a 3 per cent...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on United Kingdom banks’ relative profitability and competitiveness compared with banks incorporated in countries that have required lower bank capital of the intention in respect of bank capital expressed in the communiqué of the Toronto G20 meeting...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on United Kingdom banks’ relative profitability and competitiveness compared with banks incorporated in countries that have required lower bank capital of the intention in respect of bank capital expressed in the communiqué of the Toronto G20 meeting...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk to financial stability of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relaxing proposed capital requirements to support derivatives dealing by major investment banks and to defer introducing other requirements for banks to set aside more capital against derivatives.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk to financial stability of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relaxing proposed capital requirements to support derivatives dealing by major investment banks and to defer introducing other requirements for banks to set aside more capital against derivatives.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes have been made to bank capital requirements since September 2008 as a result of decisions made by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; and on what date those changes were implemented.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes have been made to bank capital requirements since September 2008 as a result of decisions made by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; and on what date those changes were implemented.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom’s representative on the Basel Committee will support proposals for a global standard for a net stable funding ratio.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom’s representative on the Basel Committee will support proposals for a global standard for a net stable funding ratio.