§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will investigate allegations of overcharging practices in Northern Ireland banks. [38088]
§ Mrs. LiddellI have been asked to reply.
There are no plans to investigate such allegations. The Northern Irish bank, against which most of the allegations of overcharging have been made, has announced that it will carry out its own investigation and that it will make the results public. If evidence of overcharging is found it will take appropriate action and the customers involved will be compensated.