Short-Selling Of Shares
EDM number 819 in 2017-19, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 17/01/2018.
Categorised under the topics of Financial services and Taxation.
That this House believes that shorting of shares, whereby shares are borrowed for a defined period and for a fee by financial gamblers and then sold in the hope that they can be bought back later at a lower price, has no economic benefits whatsoever to the UK economy; and calls on the Government to tax this practice as it does other forms of gambling.
This motion has been signed by a total of 8 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Godsiff | 17/01/2018 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Proposed |
| Dennis Skinner | 22/01/2018 | Bolsover | Labour | Seconded |
| Marie Rimmer | 23/01/2018 | St Helens South and Whiston | Labour | Seconded |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 23/01/2018 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 23/01/2018 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Jim Cunningham | 23/01/2018 | Coventry South | Labour | Seconded |
| Chris Stephens | 24/01/2018 | Glasgow South West | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| David Crausby | 07/02/2018 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
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