Domestic Politically Exposed Persons: Money Laundering Rules Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Domestic Politically Exposed Persons: Money Laundering Rules

Karl McCartney Excerpts
Wednesday 20th January 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Karl McCartney Portrait Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)
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My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Can he tell us whether every bank and every Back Bencher has been affected? I ask because, at present, one party seems to be, shall we say, over-represented in the Chamber.

Charles Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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Colleagues are naturally reluctant to talk about the issue, but I can tell my hon. Friend that this applies to every bank, although some are worse offenders than others. The banks that I have come across are HSBC, Lloyds, the Halifax and Barclays, but there will be others.