6816 1992-93 1171 Paddy Ashdown 1993-01-14 That this House believes there is mounting evidence that considerable numbers of small businesses have been unfairly treated by their banks, with many cases of overcharging, lack of notification and hasty foreclosure, and that since economic recovery and a reduction in unemployment will only be brought about through a revival of the small business sector this matter should have had the Government's full attention months ago; notes that the Government is in the process of a second inquiry in two years into this issue but have still yet to report to Parliament on its findings; and urges the Government to require banks to provide their customers with a contract when lending money and to establish an ombudsman for small businesses which is independent of the banks and includes customer representation, which has the powers to order compensation where misconduct or overcharging have been proved and which reports directly to Parliament on an annual basis. Paddy Ashdown 1993-01-14 Proposed Yeovil Jim Wallace 1993-01-14 Signed Orkney & Shetland Paul Tyler 1993-01-14 Signed North Cornwall Alan Beith 1993-01-14 Signed Berwick-upon-Tweed Alex Carlile 1993-01-14 Signed Montgomery Malcolm Bruce 1993-01-14 Signed Gordon Liz Lynne 1993-01-14 Signed Rochdale Charles Kennedy 1993-01-14 Signed Ross and Cromarty and Skye Nigel Jones 1993-01-14 Signed Cheltenham Simon Hughes 1993-01-14 Signed Southwark and Bermondsey Nick Harvey 1993-01-14 Signed North Devon Ken Livingstone 1993-01-15 Signed Brent East Matthew Taylor 1993-01-18 Signed Truro Norman Godman 1993-01-18 Signed Greenock and Port Glasgow Jim Dowd 1993-01-18 Signed Lewisham West Lawrence Cunliffe 1993-01-18 Signed Leigh Michael Connarty 1993-01-18 Signed Falkirk East Ronnie Campbell 1993-01-18 Signed Blyth Valley Ray Michie 1993-01-18 Signed Argyll & Bute Lynne Jones 1993-01-18 Signed Birmingham, Selly Oak Russell Johnston 1993-01-18 Signed Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Glenda Jackson 1993-01-18 Signed Hampstead & Highgate Keith Vaz 1993-01-19 Signed Leicester East David Steel 1993-01-19 Signed Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale John Battle 1993-01-19 Signed Leeds West Janet Anderson 1993-01-19 Signed Rossendale & Darwen Don Foster 1993-01-19 Signed Bath John Evans 1993-01-19 Signed St Helens North Tom Cox 1993-01-19 Signed Tooting Jean Corston 1993-01-19 Signed Bristol East Elfyn Llwyd 1993-01-19 Signed Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Mike Gapes 1993-01-20 Signed Ilford South John Heppell 1993-01-20 Signed Nottingham East Colin Pickthall 1993-01-21 Signed West Lancashire Anne Campbell 1993-01-25 Signed Cambridge Jamie Cann 1993-01-25 Signed Ipswich Win Griffiths 1993-01-27 Signed Bridgend John Gunnell 1993-01-28 Signed Leeds South and Morley Gwyneth Dunwoody 1993-01-28 Signed Crewe & Nantwich Roland Boyes 1993-02-15 Signed Houghton and Washington Tommy Graham 1993-02-25 Signed Renfrew West and Inverclyde Ieuan Wyn Jones 1993-03-01 Signed Ynys M Dale Campbell-Savours 1993-03-04 Signed Workington Frank Cook 1993-03-23 Signed Stockton North Elliot Morley 1993-03-31 Signed Glanford and Scunthorpe William McCrea 1993-04-14 Signed Mid Ulster Ken Purchase 1993-05-04 Signed Wolverhampton North East