PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Access to safe and legal credit (7 July 2021)
Motion Details
That this House recognises the serious harm caused by illegal money lending and a lack of access to safe and legal credit; notes the rise in vulnerable women becoming victims of sexual exploitation and being forced into prostitution by loan sharks; further notes that the demise of the home collected credit market will only see an increase in loan sharks forcing vulnerable women into debt bondage; and supports the preservation of legal and regulated credit for vulnerable people.
Sponsored by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
4
29%
Scottish National Party
3
21%
Independent
2
14%
Liberal Democrat
2
14%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
7%
Plaid Cymru
1
7%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
7%
Sponsor List (14 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
SNP
Douglas Chapman
Lab
Rosie Cooper
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
SDLP
Claire Hanna
Belfast South and Mid Down
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Chris Stephens (Sponsor)
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