Petitions

Royston Smith Excerpts

Tuesday 6th February 2018 Commons Chamber

[Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen) (Con)]

I did not think that I would be the first to present a petition about a bank closure, but I have no doubt that I will not be the last. Before I get to the text of the petition, I want to say that I am disappointed with the chief operating officer of Lloyds Bank Group, Juan Colombás. I wrote to him twice on my constituents’ behalf, but I did not even receive the courtesy of a reply. The petition is about the closure of the last bank branch in a district of my constituency.

The petition states:

The Petition of residents of Southampton Itchen,

Declares that the residents of Woolston object to the closure of Lloyds Bank which will result in there being no banks left in Woolston.

The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to encourage Lloyds Bank, a bank that was bailed out by the taxpayer during the financial crisis, to reconsider the decision and keep the Woolston branch open.

And the petitioners remain, etc.

[P002110]