Question follow-through · 23532
Money Lenders: Victims
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the number of adults who are victims of illegal money lending each year.
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
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the number of adults who are victims of illegal money lending each year.
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jan 2025
Answer published
Illegal money lenders — more commonly known as loan sharks — are dangerous criminals capable of inflicting terrible harm on their victims. To combat this, the Government funds specialist Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) operating across the UK. These t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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