Question follow-through · 23334

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of credit unions operating in England.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
15 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of credit unions operating in England.

  2. 15 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has made clear its strong support for the credit union sector, recognising the value that credit unions bring to their members in local communities across the country in providing savings products and affordable credit. The Chancellor annou...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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