Banks: Forged Customer Signatures Debate

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Department: Home Office

Banks: Forged Customer Signatures

Lord Anderson of Swansea Excerpts
Monday 16th January 2023

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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My Lords, those are yet more grave allegations that are partially unfounded. I have said already that this Government are doing a great deal with regard to funding the police and making changes to the way in which fraud is dealt with and investigated. We all recognise that this is a very serious crime; it needs to be dealt with.

Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)
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My Lords, will those parts of the review that are partially well founded be made public? They are serious and of major public interest.

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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As I have just said, I am afraid that I am unable to comment on individual cases. I do not know the circumstances of this particular case, but I will find out more.