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Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act

[As Introduced]
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This Act creates stricter rules for how UK banks operate, mainly by forcing large banks to separate their risky investment activities from their regular retail banking (where people keep savings accounts). It's designed to make the banking system safer and protect ordinary people's money if something goes wrong.

Presented by Mr George Osborne
supported by Lord Deighton.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber

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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote339 MPs
89% Ayes · 30311% Noes · 36
The democratic gap

11% , a moderate gap

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading4 Feb 2013
  • 2nd reading11 Mar 2013
  • Committee stage19 Mar 2013
  • 1st reading9 May 2013
  • 2nd reading9 May 2013
  • Report stage8 Jul 2013
  • 3rd reading9 Jul 2013

Lords

  • 1st reading10 Jul 2013
  • 2nd reading24 Jul 2013
  • Committee stage8 Oct 2013
  • Report stage26 Nov 2013
  • 3rd reading9 Dec 2013