Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Clive Efford Excerpts
Thursday 5th June 2025

(1 day, 23 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Let us see if we can speed things up and get everybody in. If not, people will miss out.

Clive Efford Portrait Clive Efford (Eltham and Chislehurst) (Lab)
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My constituent, who has lived here for 10 years and is from Ukraine, was joined by her parents, who were fleeing the conflict. They set up a bank account when they arrived here and tried to transfer some of their money. The bank immediately shut down their bank account, which also resulted in my constituent’s bank account being shut down. There must be a number of people in this situation; it is no way to treat people who are fleeing conflict. Can we have a statement from the banking Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Emma Reynolds), so that we can find out exactly what is going on here, and force the banks to treat people with a bit more respect?

Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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I am really sorry to hear about the case that my hon. Friend identifies. I think the banking Minister will shortly be in the House for a debate this afternoon, but I will ensure that he gets a full update.