Clearing Cheques
EDM number 523 in 1993-94, proposed by Nigel Griffiths on 03/02/1994.
That this House notes that some high street banks clear customers' cheques within three days but do not credit accounts for a further day; notes that the banks earn up to ú300 million from this practice; notes that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has sanctioned this; calls on the National Westminster, Lloyd's and Midland to review this practice and credit customers' accounts as soon as cheques are cleared; and calls on the Chancellor and the Banking Ombudsman to investigate this practice and ensure that customers are fairly treated in future.
This motion has been signed by a total of 66 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Nigel Griffiths | 03/02/1994 | Edinburgh South | Proposed | |
Lynne Jones | 03/02/1994 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Seconded | |
Hugh Bayley | 03/02/1994 | York, City of | Seconded | |
Ronnie Campbell | 03/02/1994 | Blyth Valley | Seconded | |
Tommy Graham | 03/02/1994 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Seconded | |
Peter Kilfoyle | 03/02/1994 | Liverpool, Walton | Seconded | |
Estelle Morris | 03/02/1994 | Birmingham, Yardley | Signed | |
Alan Keen | 03/02/1994 | Feltham & Heston | Signed | |
Glenda Jackson | 03/02/1994 | Hampstead & Highgate | Signed | |
Adam Ingram | 03/02/1994 | East Kilbride | Signed | |
Nick Harvey | 04/02/1994 | North Devon | Signed | |
Eric Clarke | 07/02/1994 | Midlothian | Signed | |
Harry Barnes | 07/02/1994 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
Janet Anderson | 07/02/1994 | Rossendale & Darwen | Signed | |
Win Griffiths | 07/02/1994 | Bridgend | Signed | |
Norman Godman | 07/02/1994 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
Jim Dowd | 07/02/1994 | Lewisham West | Signed | |
Terry Davis | 07/02/1994 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Signed | |
Alex Carlile | 07/02/1994 | Montgomery | Signed | |
Bill Michie | 07/02/1994 | Sheffield, Heeley | Signed | |
Alan Meale | 07/02/1994 | Mansfield | Signed | |
Barry Jones | 07/02/1994 | Alyn & Deeside | Signed | |
Barbara Roche | 07/02/1994 | Hornsey & Wood Green | Signed | |
Bridget Prentice | 07/02/1994 | Lewisham East | Signed | |
Elfyn Llwyd | 08/02/1994 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Signed | |
Paddy Tipping | 08/02/1994 | Sherwood | Signed | |
John Evans | 08/02/1994 | St Helens North | Signed | |
Ian Davidson | 08/02/1994 | Glasgow, Govan | Signed | |
Michael Connarty | 08/02/1994 | Falkirk East | Signed | |
Keith Bradley | 08/02/1994 | Manchester, Withington | Signed | |
Andrew Miller | 08/02/1994 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | Signed | |
Kim Howells | 08/02/1994 | Pontypridd | Signed | |
John Heppell | 08/02/1994 | Nottingham East | Signed | |
Gordon Prentice | 09/02/1994 | Pendle | Signed | |
Mike Watson | 09/02/1994 | Glasgow Central | Signed | |
Edward O'Hara | 09/02/1994 | Knowsley South | Signed | |
Gerry Steinberg | 09/02/1994 | Durham, City of | Signed | |
Peter Pike | 10/02/1994 | Burnley | Signed | |
Allan Rogers | 10/02/1994 | Rhondda | Signed | |
Martin Smyth | 10/02/1994 | Belfast South | Signed | |
John Hutton | 10/02/1994 | Barrow & Furness | Signed | |
Eric Illsley | 10/02/1994 | Barnsley Central | Signed | |
Greville Janner | 10/02/1994 | Leicester West | Signed | |
Nigel Jones | 10/02/1994 | Cheltenham | Signed | |
Ken Livingstone | 10/02/1994 | Brent East | Signed | |
Eddie Loyden | 10/02/1994 | Liverpool, Garston | Signed | |
David Clelland | 10/02/1994 | Tyne Bridge | Signed | |
Bill Etherington | 10/02/1994 | Sunderland North | Signed | |
Richard Burden | 11/02/1994 | Birmingham, Northfield | Signed | |
Andrew Faulds | 14/02/1994 | Warley East | Signed | |
Neil Gerrard | 14/02/1994 | Walthamstow | Signed | |
Anne Campbell | 14/02/1994 | Cambridge | Signed | |
Terry Rooney | 15/02/1994 | Bradford North | Signed | |
Martyn Jones | 15/02/1994 | Clwyd South West | Signed | |
Mike Gapes | 15/02/1994 | Ilford South | Signed | |
John Gunnell | 16/02/1994 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed | |
Jack Thompson | 16/02/1994 | Wansbeck | Signed | |
Alan Simpson | 17/02/1994 | Nottingham South | Signed | |
Michael Clapham | 17/02/1994 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Signed | |
Jeff Rooker | 21/02/1994 | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Signed | |
Tony Wright | 23/02/1994 | Cannock and Burntwood | Signed | |
Barry Sheerman | 24/02/1994 | Huddersfield | Signed | |
Max Madden | 28/02/1994 | Bradford West | Signed | |
Mike Hall | 28/02/1994 | Warrington South | Signed | |
George Mudie | 21/03/1994 | Leeds East | Signed | |
Bob Cryer | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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