Oral Question·Treasury
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 31 October 2018Answered: 6 November 2018
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Lucy Rigby)
It is definitely right to say that the FTSE 100 performed strongly in 2025, during which it rose faster than key benchmarks, the United States and the European stock markets, and hit 10,000 points as we entered the new year. The UK is one of the world’s leading global financial hubs, and this Government are committed to the sector’s enduring leadership.