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Proceeding contribution from Jeremy Browne (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 3 November 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords].

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords]

That is a helpful clarification. It would obviously be much easier for a member of the public to identify the offending banks—those that had not entered into the spirit of the legislation—if there were a list of banks that had not participated rather than a list of those that had, which would mean trying to work out which names were not on the list. This is difficult territory. It could be argued that if a scheme is made voluntary and huge moral pressure is then put on bodies to comply, it is voluntary in name only.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
482 c60 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Devolved matters Charities Assets Bank services Banks Building societies Finance Insolvency Financial Services Authority Personal savings Northern Ireland Scotland Registration Voluntary organisations Young people Regulation Wales Youth services Big Lottery Fund
Legislation
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk