Household debt: Economic indicators
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
Parliamentary debate 21/2/17: Future of the London Stock Exchange
Future of the London Stock Exchange (201KB PDF)
Sir William Cash will introduce a Westminster Hall debate about the future of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in Westminster Hall on 21 February from 4.30pm to 5.30pm.
This is in the context of uncertainty around the City of London post – Brexit and, more immediately, the ongoing proposed merger between the LSEG and Deutsche Borse. The merger has been approved by the shareholders of both organisations and, currently, the main obstacle to this merger appears to be EU competition authority approval. There is a full chronology of the merger process with accompanying official documents and other material on the LSEG website here.
Future of the London Stock Exchange (201KB PDF)
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
While credit unions play prominent roles in financial sectors across the Anglosphere and in Northern Ireland, in Great Britain penetration is low. This briefing looks at the reasons why and legislative efforts to make credit unions more popular.
The water industry in England and Wales is in private ownership. However, following examples of poor environmental performance and high levels of accrued debt, many campaigners have called for the industry to be brought back into public ownership. This briefing presents different perspectives and debate on ownership of the water sector.