Proposals for Members Bills
Names marked with an asterisk (*) are new names of support. Proposals that
have attracted 11 supporters have those supporters names shown in bold. The member
who lodged such a proposal has the right to introduce a Members Bill to give effect
to that proposal under rule 9.14.
Alex Neil: Proposed Bank Arrestment (Scotland) BillProposal for
a Bill to provide safeguards for debtors with bank accounts by restricting the extent to
which an arrestment attaches to monies in bank accounts; and by providing a new sheriff
court procedure, to be known as an arrestment restriction order, whereby a debtor may
apply to the sheriff for an order releasing monies from arrestment (lodged 26 April 2000)
Supported by: Tommy Sheridan, Mr John McAllion, Michael
Matheson, Ms Margo MacDonald, Dorothy-Grace Elder, Andrew Wilson, Fergus Ewing, Linda
Fabiani, Brian Adam, Ms Sandra White, Robin Harper