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Dame Meg Hillier

British politician and chair of the Treasury Committee

Universities use below-average salaries in student loan examples, BBC finds

Treasury Committee chair says repayment information was 'misleading' and calls on DfE to include higher-salary examples

A BBC investigation has found that 12 universities in England provided student loan repayment examples on their websites based on salaries below the UK average, drawing criticism from the chair of the Treasury Committee, who described the information as 'misleading'.

7 Nov 2026

World

Healey faces questions over budget leak that moved bank shares

John Healey is facing pressure to clarify whether he permitted a market-sensitive budget leak that moved bank share prices ahead of his budget statement. Meg Hillier, chair of the Commons Treasury select committee, has written to the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate whether a Bloomberg story published more than an hour before the budget might be considered an improper release of inside information about changes to the bank corporation tax surcharge.

8 days ago