SHORT SELLING AND BANK ACCOUNTS BILL

Early day motion 1149, tabled 23 March 2009 by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour). Signed by 63 members.

That this House welcomes the introduction of the Short Selling and Bank Accounts Bill which seeks to prohibit short selling of shares, to require pension fund managers and trustees to make a statement as to whether their funds were used for the purpose of short selling, and to require banks and building societies to offer their customers an account free of any charge for holding such accounts; and calls on the Government to include its clauses in the forthcoming Finance Bill.

Signatures by party: Labour 54, Liberal Democrat 4, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1.