Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the directions, as listed under section 78(5) of the Financial Services Act 2012, which the Treasury has given to the Financial Conduct Authority for its inquiry into London Capital & Finance.

I have today laid a Direction before Parliament requiring the Financial Conduct Authority to carry out an independent investigation into the events and circumstances surrounding the failure of London Capital and Finance.