Lloyds left out of Financial Services Bill

Title

Lloyds left out of Financial Services Bill

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

15 Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Lloyds has been left out of the Financial Services Bill, leaving the company to police itself. Report on a House of Commons debate on the issue, with contributions from: Conservative MP, Patrick Jenkin; Labour MP, Brian Sedgemore; Sir William Clark, Chairman of the Conservative MPs’ Finance Committee; Sir Anthony Grant, adviser to City institutions; and John Smith, Labour Trade spokesman. Sedgemore is accused of abusing parliamentary privileges by conducting his campaign for better policing of the City from the floor of the Chamber. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Patrick Jenkin; John Smith; Brian Sedgemore; William Clark; Anthony Grant

Keywords

Legislation; Fraud; Parliament; House of Commons; Financial institutions; Brian Sedgemore; Lloyds; Insurance companies; Privileges and immunities

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