Charles Walker calls on the banks to keep interest rates down for small businesses.  read more »

Charles Walker praises the impartiality of the civil service but raises his concerns that the perception of impartiality is damaged by the practice of civil servants clapping in a new Secretary of State for the benefit of TV cameras.  read more »

Charles Walker condemns the Prime Minister’s mismanagement of the economy over the past 11 years which will result in people losing their homes and jobs and taxpayers having to foot the £500 billion cost of rescuing the banking system.  read more »

As Parliament debates a motion to raise £42 billion, Charles Walker voices his concerns that sooner or later the taxpayer will have to pay for it and that the burden will fall unfairly on those least able to pay.  read more »

Charles Walker highlights the collective failure of the regulatory and banking sectors in the run up to the current financial crisis and calls for more robust regulation of banks at every level.  read more »

Charles Walker welcomes suggestions that money from dormant bank accounts could be given to local communities, charities or used to educate people about bank accounts and borrowing.  read more »

Charles Walker highlights the role of employment agencies as a useful route for getting people back to work. He also takes the opportunity to condemn the practice of tips being used to make up employees' wages in parts of the hospitality industry.  read more »

Charles Walker leads a debate on the contribution made by recreational fishing to the UK economy.  read more »

Charles Walker condemns the limited time set aside for debate on the Counter-Terrorism Bill especially as MPs will be discussing locking people up for 42 days without charge.  read more »

Charles Walker calls for measures to tackle rising energy costs which have a disproportionate effect on pensioners and for measures to encourage a better take-up rate of benefits.  read more »