Petitions/Scrap the taxpayer indemnity for Bank of England QE bond losses
StatusClosed
Opened10 Sept 2025
Closes10 Mar 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Remove the Bank of England's taxpayer indemnity for QE bond losses. The Treasury should amend the 2009 agreement so the BoE bears its own QT losses like other central banks.

UK taxpayers cover some of the BoE's QE losses – estimated £134bn in total. We believe that when rates rose, QT accelerated losses faster than other nations, and that this 2009 policy creates reckless incentives and costs every household £350/year. We think scrapping it could: 1) Stop this unfair burden 2) Align UK with global norms 3) Improve fiscal responsibility without affecting monetary policy.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jess Phillips
1Jess Phillips MP
Birmingham Yardley
1
Ruth Cadbury
2Ruth Cadbury MP
Brentford and Isleworth
1
Darren Jones
3Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West
1
Max Wilkinson
4Max Wilkinson MP
Cheltenham
1
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
5Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
Chingford and Woodford Green
1
Taiwo Owatemi
6Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West
1
Sarah Jones
7Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Ms Polly Billington
8Ms Polly Billington MP
East Thanet
1
Danny Kruger
9Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Tom Rutland
10Tom Rutland MP
East Worthing and Shoreham
1