Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Diary Lists
Mervyn King, Governor
| Date | Diary Entry |
1 September |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
6 September |
MPC Meeting |
7 September |
MPC Meeting |
8-9 September |
Informal ECOFIN Meetings, Finland |
10-11 September |
BIS Meetings, Basle |
13 September |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
15-18 September |
IMF Meetings, Singapore |
29 September |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
| Date | Diary Entry |
4 October |
MPC Photocall |
MPC Meeting |
|
5 October |
MPC Meeting |
10-11 October |
Visit to Winchester and Southampton in conjunction with the off-site meeting of the Bank’s Court (at the Rosebowl, Southampton), including press interviews with the Southern Daily Echo, Hampshire Chronicle and BBC Radio Solent and speech at the Great Hall, Winchester. |
20 October |
Visit to meet officials at the Bank of Spain |
25 October |
Memorial service for Jonathan Charkham |
29 October |
Speech ‘Trusting in Money: From Kirkcaldy to the MPC’ at the 2006 Adam Smith Lecture, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
30 October |
Breakfast meeting in conjunction with Fife Chamber of Commerce. Visit to the University of Dundee followed by the University of Abertay, Dundee for a talk and Q&A session for visiting professors, honorary graduates, fellows, local business people and senior students |
31 October |
Economic Affairs Committee (House of Lords) Appearance |
| Date | Diary Entry |
3 November |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
8 November |
MPC Meeting |
9 November |
MPC Meeting |
15 November |
Inflation Report Press Conference |
16 November |
Court Meeting |
Speech at the Best of Black Country Awards in Wolverhampton |
|
17 November |
Visit to Cheltenham for breakfast meeting with local business contacts, followed by company visit to Smiths Aerospace. Visit to Gloucester for company visit and lunch at Unilever Ice Cream and Frozen Foods Ltd, followed by interview and photo with The Gloucester Citizen. Company visits to Cheltenham and Gloucester Plc and Messier Dowty International Ltd. |
29 November |
Court Meeting |
30 November |
Treasury Select Committee Hearing |
Date |
Diary Entry |
1 December |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
6 December |
MPC Meeting |
7 December |
MPC Meeting |
12 December |
Executive Team Christmas Drinks |
13 December |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
14 December |
Visit to East Midlands for company visits to Weetabix Ltd and Dalepak Ltd. Talk and Q&A session at lunch in conjunction with Northampton Institute of Directors. Company visit to Church’s Shoes. |
21 December |
Inaugural International Distinguished Lecture to the Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies, Australia ‘Through the Looking Glass: Reform of the International Institutions’. |
28 December |
Discussion at the Governor of South Australia Dinner, Adelaide |
Date |
Diary Entry |
5 January |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
10 January |
MPC Meeting |
11 January |
MPC Meeting |
17 January |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
23 January |
Speech to the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet |
24 January |
Visit to West Midlands for breakfast meeting with the Black Country Chamber of Commerce including talk and Q&A session. Company visits to Lowe and Fletcher and the Black Country Museum. Lunch and talk at the Institute of Asian Businesses. Visit to New Walsall Art Gallery. |
Date |
Diary Entry |
2 February |
Pre-MPC Meeting |
7 February |
MPC Meeting |
8 February |
MPC Meeting |
9-10 February |
G7 Meetings, Essen |
14 February |
Inflation Report Press Conference |
15 February |
Court Meeting |
Court Lunch |
|
22 February |
Visit to Central South for company visit to Microsoft, Reading. Visit to Royal Meteorological Society for lunch and discussion with local business people followed by an interview with Evening Post (Reading). Dinner and talk in conjunction with CBI with local business contacts. Breakfast meeting and talk organised by Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce followed by interview with the Slough Observer. Company visit including lunch, to McLaren Racing, Woking. |
