Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Diary Lists
Mervyn King, Governor
2007
Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug
March 2007
| Date | Diary Entry |
2 March |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
7 March |
MPC Meeting |
8 March |
MPC Meeting |
11-12 March |
BIS Meetings, Basle |
14 March
|
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
23 March |
Target 2.0 Schools Competition Final |
27 March |
Treasury Select Committee Hearing |
28-29 March |
Visit to North West visiting the National Football Museum, Preston followed by discussion and Q&A with local business contacts. Company visit to EH Booth followed by interview with the Lancashire Evening Post. Breakfast discussion and Q&A session with East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and local business contacts. Company visit to BAe Systems, Samlesbury. |
30 March |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
| Date | Diary Entry |
4 April |
MPC Meeting |
5 April |
MPC Meeting |
11 April |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
13-14 April |
IMF Meetings, Washington |
17-18 April |
Visit to Yorkshire and Humberside for lunch and discussion with the Institute of Directors Yorkshire Region, Wakefield. Company visit to the Advanced Manufacturing Park, Rotherham. Dinner and discussion with DLA Piper and local business contacts. Breakfast Seminar organised by Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, Sheffield followed by exhibition tour at Sheffield United Football Club. Company visit to Sheffield Forgemasters International followed by lunch and discussion with local business contacts at the Old Vicarage. |
20-21 April |
Informal ECOFIN Meetings, Berlin |
24 April |
Treasury Select Committee Hearing |
| Date | Diary Entry |
1 May |
Interview with Financial Times |
2 May |
Lecture to the Society of Business Economists ‘The MPC Ten Years On’ |
4 May |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
6-7 May |
BIS Meetings, Basle |
9 May |
MPC Meeting |
10 May |
MPC Meeting |
16 May |
Inflation Report Press Conference |
17 May |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
17-18 May |
Visit to Scotland for dinner and discussion in conjunction with the Scottish |
Date |
Diary Entry |
1 June |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
6 June |
MPC Meeting |
7 June |
MPC Meeting |
11-12 June |
Visit to Wales for interview with the Western Mail followed by Speech to a CBI dinner, Cardiff. Breakfast meeting and discussion with local business contacts hosted by M4 Business Network. Company visits to Dow Corning, Barry and Sigma 3, Pontyclun. |
13 June |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
14 June |
Interview with the Economist |
20 June |
Speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London |
21 June |
Interview with BBC Radio 4 |
22 June |
Swiss National Bank Centenary Celebrations |
23 June |
BIS Meeting, Basle |
28 June |
Treasury Select Committee Hearing |
29 June |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
Date |
Diary Entry |
4 July |
MPC Meeting |
5 July |
MPC Meeting |
9-10 July |
Visit to the West Midlands. Presentation of Banknote at the Elgar Birthplace Museum. Lunch and dinner with business contacts. Breakfast meeting in conjunction with Hereford & Worcester Chamber. Interview with BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester News. Company visits to 7Y Services Ltd, Leominster, Duncan Fearnley Cricket and Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd in Worcester. |
11 July |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
12 July |
James Meade Conference |
Visit to Leather Market, Bermondsey |
|
14 July |
Reception for the French Ambassador and Madam Gerard Errera |
15 July |
Governor’s Day |
16 -17 July |
Visit to South West for company visits to National Trust, Lanhydrock and GeoScience, Penryn. Visit to Combined Universities in Cornwall for talk and Q&A session. Interview with Western Morning News. Company visit to Ginsters (pasty makers) Callington followed by lunch with business contacts. |
27 July |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
Date |
Diary Entry |
1 August |
MPC Meeting |
2 August |
MPC Meeting |
8 August |
Inflation Report Press Conference |
9 August |
Court Meeting |
31 August |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
