Marshalled List of Amendments

Monday 19 April 2021

15 April 2021

Private Members' Business

Item : Order Paper 89/17-22 – Monday 19 April 2021

Private Members' Business

Motion: Brexit and Card Fees

Proposed:

That this Assembly regrets the decision of Visa and Mastercard to increase, drastically, their fees for EU card transactions; notes that these increases are only possible because of Brexit and the subsequent loss of EU consumer protections; condemns this cynical exploitation of working people and small and medium-sized enterprises by big banks and card companies during a global pandemic; further notes that this extortionate increase will disproportionately impact border communities, who have already borne the brunt of Brexit; and urges the British government to reverse these increases through legislation to regulate interchange fees on EU transactions.

[Dr Caoimhe Archibald]
[Mr John O'Dowd]
[Ms Jemma Dolan]
[Ms Liz Kimmins]

The Speaker has selected the following Amendment for debate:

Amendment 1

Leave out all after the second 'Brexit;' and insert:

'recognises that the United Kingdom's ability to regulate charges on cross-border transactions is limited; calls on the UK Government to reinstate the previous cap on interchange fees within its regulatory authority; and further calls on the UK Government to engage with the European Union to reach an agreement on interchange fee caps on UK-EU and EU-UK card transactions as part of wider efforts to ease the trading frictions caused by Brexit.'

[Mr Stewart Dickson]
[Mr Andrew Muir]