Household Debt: Key Economic Indicators
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
Developments in the Equitable Life case from the establishment of the Penrose enquiry.
Equitable Life (665 KB , PDF)
Please note that this briefing paper is no longer being updated but is kept here for readers seeking further detail. The most recent relevant briefing is Compensation for Equitable Life policyholders.
This Note outlines developments in the long running examination of the causes of and the search for remedies for, the collapse of Equitable Life. It starts with setting up of an inquiry by the Government into the causes of the troubles headed by a judge in Scotland, Lord Penrose. Another standard note deals with events leading up to this point: Equitable Life: Pre Penrose SN/BT/1197.
Equitable Life (665 KB , PDF)
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western allies and other partners across the globe have imposed an unprecedented package of coordinated sanctions against Russia.
Countries that are considered to be supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine have increasingly faced US, EU and UK sanctions.