HC Deb 18 July 1975 vol 895 cc629-30W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now introduce legislation to impose on banks a duty, in any case where the police consider that they have reasonable grounds to suspect that a cheque or banker's draft has been dealt with fraudulently, to dis- close the name and address of the customer on whose behalf the bank has collected the cheque or banker's draft, so as to facilitate proper and expeditious conclusions of necessary inquiries.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

I have no present proposals on these lines, but I shall be ready to consider any arguments for such legislation which the hon. Member may care to put to me.