Trade Union Bill (Eighth sitting)

Seema Kennedy Excerpts

Thursday 22nd October 2015 Public Bill Committees

[Stephen Doughty]

I think that it is important to test this point. The hon. Gentleman is referring to decisions that have statutory implications, are regulated and so on, but these methods are also used by major financial institutions. For example, the Nationwide Building Society, the Yorkshire Building Society, J.P. Morgan and others—

[Seema Kennedy (South Ribble) (Con)]

rose—

[The Chair]

Order. You cannot intervene on an intervention.

[John Howell]

I think that a number of hon. Members want to intervene. First, does my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble want to intervene on me, as she could not intervene on the intervener?

[Seema Kennedy]

Sir Edward, I apologise. I am a relative novice, including on interventions. Are you aware that in the last year alone, online banking fraud has increased by 48%? Hon. Members are talking about the use of electronic methods in the financial and banking sector.

[The Chair]

Order. I am not aware of anything, especially not in The Guardian. When you say “you”, you are addressing the Chair. Anyway, you have got the message.