Cheque Payments And Charitable Organisations

EDM number 1902 in 2010-12, proposed by Anne Main on 13/06/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Charities and Financial services.

That this House notes with concern that the UK Payments Council plans to phase out cheques by 2018 despite protest from consumer groups; further notes that more than 620 million payments were made by cheque last year; believes many small charitable and community organisations rely on cheque payments for the payment of membership fees and when organising small events; is concerned that the phasing out of cheques may affect such organisations disproportionately; calls on the Government to investigate alternative payment schemes for small charitable and community organisations; and urges the UK Payments Council to reconsiderits proposal to abolish the cheque.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.