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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 November 2024

Debate

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]

Contribution

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 20, at end insert— “(2A) The Bank of England must not require the scheme manager to make a recapitalisation payment if it has directed the financial institution to maintain an end-state Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) exceeding minimum capital requirements.”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment seeks to prohibit the use of FSCS funds to recapitalise large financial institutions, defined as those which have reached end-state MREL.

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