Farron Backs Local Man In Franchising Debate

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Local MP Tim Farron has today spoken in a parliamentary debate on the regulation of the franchising industry to support a constituent who had lost tens of thousands of pounds of his own savings. Paul Wakefield of Ackenthwaite invested over £100,000 in a franchise registered with the British Franchise Association only to discover, having lost his money, that the directors of the parent company of the franchise were in fact banned from holding directorships.

Mr Farron used the debate to call on the BFA to tighten up checks on registered companies to avoid similar misfortune befalling more people in the future, as well as calling on the banks to carry out more stringent checks before issuing loans for these purposes. Mr Farron secured assurances from the Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Hodge that she would be raising the issue at future meetings with representatives from the banks involved and the British Banking Association.

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