To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received from the British Bankers’ Association on the regulatory reforms proposed by the Financial Services Authority on capital requirements for banks. (281582)

Treasury Ministers and officials meet representatives of the British Bankers’ Association to discuss a wide range of issues as need arises and receive written representations on a wide variety of issues. It is not the Government’s practice to provide details of all such meetings or receive correspondence.