division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; [17th Allotted Day] &#8212; Banking
motion: <p class="" pid="a.857.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.857.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House believes that Government reforms have failed to deliver a competitive banking system which serves the interests of consumers or the needs of businesses and the British economy; is concerned that customers have limited choice and low levels of trust and confidence in the banking market; is disappointed that recent legislation has fallen short of the recommendations of the Independent Commission on Banking which called for action to diversify the sector and ensure that major new banking service providers are created; believes that banker remuneration remains unacceptably high; regrets the fact that it has taken the EU to act to rein in excessive bonuses in Britain in the absence of domestic action, but believes that the Government as a majority shareholder in RBS should not approve any request to increase the cap; and calls on the Government to prevent a return to business-as-usual in the banking sector, which continues to require real reform and competition so that the UK can earn its way out of the cost of living crisis.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.905.8/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 242, Noes 304.</p>