Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Calum Macdonald (Labour), on Monday, 12 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 92 members in total.

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SCOTTISH BANKS AND THE POST OFFICE

That this House notes the importance, particularly for rural communities, pensioners and small businesses, of bank customers being able to access their current accounts at Post Office branches to make withdrawals, pay bills and engage in all associated business; commends the agreements to provide such access which exist between Post Office Ltd, Alliance and Leicester, Barclays, Lloyds TSB Scotland, the Co-operative Bank, First Direct, Cahoot and Smile; regrets that while the Post Office has for some time wanted to offer customers of The Royal Bank of Scotland, Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) and The Clydesdale Group similar access to their current accounts, it has not been able to secure agreements with those banks; and calls upon the three main Scottish banks to immediately match the other United Kingdom operations in the financial sector by allowing their customers full nationwide access to their current accounts through the Post Office branch network.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

397 

Session

2003-04

Other sponsors

Michael Connarty

Lord McFall of Alcluith

Peter Duncan

Pete Wishart

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

Subjects

Bank services Pensioners Post offices Scotland Small businesses Rural areas

Link

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