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Memorandum from the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England

MEMBER: GOVERNOR, MERVYN KING
Voting History (past year): Speeches (past year):
Member's decision MPC decisionMay 2007
5.25% The MPC Ten Years On
08-Mar-07No change5.25% Lecture to the Society of Business Economists
05-Apr-07No change5.25%
10-May-07Raise by 0.25% 5.50%June
07-Jun-07Raise by 0.25% 5.50%Speech to a CBI Dinner, Wales
05-Jul-07Raise by 0.25% 5.75%
02-Aug-07No change5.75% June
06-Sep-07No change5.75% Mansion House Dinner
04-Oct-07No change5.75% At the Lord Mayor's Banquet for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at the Mansion House
08-Nov-07No change5.75%
06-Dec-07Cut by 0.25% 5.50%October
10-Jan-08No change5.50% Speech at the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Belfast
07-Feb-08Cut by 0.25% 5.25%
06-Mar-08No change5.25% January 2008
Speech at a dinner hosted by the IoD South West and the CBI at the Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol




Regional visits (past year): Regional interview(s):National media interviews (past year):
MarchNorth WestYes May 2007Financial Times
AprilYorkshire and the Humber NoJuneBBC Radio 4
MayScotlandYes OctoberBBC Radio 4
JuneWalesYes
JulyWest Midlands & South West No
OctoberNorthern Ireland No
DecemberSouth East and East Anglia No
January 2008North West No
& South WestNo



MEMBER: RACHEL LOMAX
Voting History (past year): Speeches (past year):
Member's decision MPC decisionNovember 2007
5.25% Current Monetary Policy Issues
08-Mar-07No change5.25% To Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce, at KC Football Stadium, Hull
05-Apr-07No change5.25%
10-May-07Raise by 0.25% 5.50%February 2008
07-Jun-07No change5.50% The State of the Economy
05-Jul-07No change5.75% To the Institute of Economic Affairs 25th Anniversary Conference
02-Aug-07No change5.75%
06-Sep-07No change5.75%
04-Oct-07No change5.75%
08-Nov-07No change5.75%
06-Dec-07Cut by 0.25% 5.50%
10-Jan-08No change5.50%
07-Feb-08Cut by 0.25% 5.25%
06-Mar-08No change5.25%


Regional visits (past year): Regional interview(s):National media interviews (past year):
June 2007ScotlandYes March 2007BBC Radio 4
NovemberYorkshire and the Humber Yes
DecemberSouth East and East Anglia Yes
January 2008North East No
MarchSouth WestNo


MEMBER: CHARLES BEAN
Voting History (past year): Speeches (past year):
Member's decision MPC decisionJuly 2007
5.25% "The Meaning of Internal Balance" Thirty Years On
08-Mar-07No change5.25% At the James Meade Centenary conference
05-Apr-07No change5.25%
10-May-07Raise by 0.25% 5.50%October
07-Jun-07No change5.50% Risk, Uncertainty and Monetary Policy
05-Jul-07No change5.75% To Dow Jones at City Club in Old Broad Street
02-Aug-07No change5.75%
06-Sep-07No change5.75%
04-Oct-07No change5.75%
08-Nov-07No change5.75%
06-Dec-07Cut by 0.25% 5.50%
10-Jan-08No change5.50%
07-Feb-08Cut by 0.25% 5.25%
06-Mar-08No change5.25%


Regional visits (past year): Regional interview(s):National media interviews (past year):
May 2007South East and East Anglia YesMay 2007BBC Radio 4
OctoberNorthern Ireland NoAugustThe Observer
NovemberNorth WestYes
February 2008West Midlands No
& ScotlandNo


MEMBER: ANDREW SENTANCE
Voting History (past year): Speeches (past year):
Member's decision MPC decisionMarch 2007
5.25% The Changing Pattern of Savings: Implications for Growth and Inflation
08-Mar-07No change5.25% Speech at the Royal Bank of Scotland/Scottish Society Economics Lecture
05-Apr-07Raise by 0.25% 5.25%
10-May-07Raise by 0.25% 5.50%July
07-Jun-07Raise by 0.25% 5.50%UK Monetary Policy: Good for Business?
05-Jul-07Raise by 0.25% 5.75%Speech to an audience hosted by Dow Jones in London
02-Aug-07No change5.75%
06-Sep-07No change5.75% September
04-Oct-07No change5.75% The Global Economy and UK Inflation
08-Nov-07No change5.75% Speech at an event organised by the Leeds Financial Services Initiative
06-Dec-07Cut by 0.25% 5.50%
10-Jan-08No change5.50% November
07-Feb-08Cut by 0.25% 5.25%A Tale of Two Shocks: Global Challenges for UK Monetary Policy
06-Mar-08No change5.25% Speech at the University of Warwick Alumni, London on 27
February 2008
How Big is the Risk of Recession?
Speech to the Devon and Cornwall Business Council in Exeter on 21




Regional visits (past year): Regional interview(s):National media interviews (past year):
March 2007ScotlandYes August 2007Sunday Times
AprilNorthern Ireland NoJanuary 2008Reuters
MayNorth EastYes
JuneEast MidlandsYes
JuneCentral Southern England Yes
AugustSouth East & East Anglia Yes
SeptemberYorkshire & Humberside Yes
NovemberWalesYes
February 2008South West No



      MEMBER: DAVID BLANCHFLOWER
Voting History (past year): Speeches (past year):
Member's decision MPC decisionMay 2007
5.25% Bernard Corry Memorial Lecture by David Blanchflower: Recent Developments in the UK Economy—
08-Mar-07Cut by 0.25% 5.25%the Economics of Walking About
05-Apr-07No change5.25% Given at the Queen Mary, University of London
10-May-07Raise by 0.25% 5.50%
07-Jun-07No change5.50% July
05-Jul-07No change5.75% Entrepreneurship in the UK
02-Aug-07No change5.75% Speech at the Max Planck Summer Institute in Berlin
06-Sep-07No change5.75%
04-Oct-07Cut by 0.25% 5.75%September
08-Nov-07Cut by 0.25% 5.75%Trends in European labour markets and preferences over unemployment and inflation
06-Dec-07Cut by 0.25% 5.50%Given at a Dresdner Kleinwort Seminar on European Labour Markets and Implications for Inflation and Policy
10-Jan-08Cut by 0.25% 5.50%
07-Feb-08Cut by 0.50% 5.25%October
06-Mar-08Cut by 0.25% 5.25%Fear, Unemployment and Migration
Esmeé Fairbairn Memorial Lecture given at Lancaster University





Regional visits (past year): Regional interview(s):National media interviews (past year):
May 2007Central Southern England YesMay 2007The Observer
OctoberNorth WestYes January 2008The Guardian
NovemberWest Midlands Yes
January 2008Greater London No





 
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