Question follow-through · 23531

Financial Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of which regions are most impacted by financial exclusion.

answeredTreasury

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
16 Jan 2025 · 3 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 assessment she has made of which regions are most impacted by financial exclusion.

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    On 5 December, the Government convened a Financial Inclusion Committee which has been established to tackle the problems of financial exclusion. Through this committee, I will work with consumer groups and industry on the development of a Financial Inclus...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Financial Services: Disadvantaged

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the Financial Inclusiveness Strategy.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Financial Services: Disadvantaged

1 Sept 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that all aspects of the financial services sector are provided opportunities to contribute the delivery of the Financial Inclusion Strategy.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Financial Services: Disadvantaged

1 Sept 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to measure the impact of the Financial Inclusion Strategy.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Financial Services: North East

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Department is taking to improve access to financial services for vulnerable customers in the North East.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Financial Services: Northumberland

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Department is taking to improve access to financial services for vulnerable customers in Northumberland.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Financial Services: Hexham

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Department is taking to improve access to financial services for vulnerable customers in the Hexham constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Financial Services: North East

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Department has had with relevant stakeholders in the North East to identify areas of financial exclusion in the region.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Financial Services: Northumberland

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Department has had with relevant stakeholders in Northumberland to identify areas of financial exclusion in the region.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Financial Services: Hexham

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Department has had with relevant stakeholders in Hexham constituency to identify areas of financial exclusion in the region.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to increase local roads maintenance funding.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Taxation

17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the tax system.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electricity: VAT

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment has the Government made of the effectiveness of the application of VAT to first-time electricity mains connections for existing occupied residential properties that have never previously