06 March 2009
The Commons Treasury select committee has begun a series of open public meetings around the UK as it conducts its inquiry into the banking crisis. The first 45-minute session was held in Belfast at Stormont on March 2. Further meetings are being planned for Edinburgh and Halifax, both on March 9. A committee spokesman said the meetings were a chance for the inquiry, which has already taken evidence from ministers and both former and current bank executives, to get in touch with the grass-roots effects of the crisis. The committee hopes to report before Parliament’s Easter recess. Anyone interested in attending can apply for tickets, which are available on a first-come-first-served basis, by e-mailing [email protected].
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