SMALL BUSINESSES AND CASH TRANSACTIONS

Early day motion 681, tabled 14 January 2008 by Gordon Banks (Labour). Signed by 59 members.

That this House notes the vital contribution that small businesses make to the UK economy; further notes that those in sectors dealing with the sale of goods to the general public, which inevitably use cash as a payment method, suffer from excessive charges levied by banks in the provision of cash and change; and calls upon the banking industry to reduce the cost of this vital service to small business and in doing so to allow a greater level of economic security for the UK's small business sector.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 16, Conservative 6, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.