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Bank Services

Volume 470: debated on Wednesday 23 January 2008

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to bring forward proposals for legislation on protection of bank depositors. (180742)

HM Treasury, the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority published a discussion paper, “Banking Reform: Protecting Depositors”, in October 2007. Comments on that paper were requested by 5 December 2007. A consultation document outlining proposals for reforms to banking regulation and depositor protection will be published shortly, and will be followed by a 12-week consultation period after the Treasury Select Committee has published its report.