Debates between Lindsay Hoyle and Gary Streeter during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Financial Conduct Authority

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Gary Streeter
Monday 1st February 2016

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Streeter
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I suspect that that is the case—

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
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Order. May I just remind everybody that the Chair certainly will not be favouring any Government, for or against?

Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Streeter
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We all knew that, Mr Deputy Speaker.

It is perfectly possible that the swaps were designed to be so complicated that they could not be understood. Primarily, they were designed in a way as to make the selling bank vast sums of commission, and it was all done in the name of commercial greed. Nobody minds a profit, but this went well beyond that. Although I am a loyal supporter of this Government, we have an FCA compensation scheme that is pitiful and, as a result, we are in danger of letting our constituents down. However, it is not too late for the Government to get a grip on the FCA and sort this matter out.