House of Commons – Jan. 14, 2026 – e.989.2.19
Leave for Bill: Banks (Financial Exclusion and Access to Finance)
Result
✅ Motion approved without vote.
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Motion
Motion type: Bill Introduction(?)
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require banks to measure and disclose their performance in reducing financial exclusion, including exclusion from affordable credit, and in improving access to finance for small- and medium-sized businesses;
to establish a system for rating banks according to that performance;
to require banks to cooperate with credit unions and community development finance institutions to address financial exclusion and improve access to finance for small- and medium-sized businesses;
and for connected purposes.
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