Question follow-through · 25378

Banks and Building Societies: Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of affordable credit provision by banks and building societies.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
23 Jan 2025
Answer
28 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of affordable credit provision by banks and building societies.

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that credit, when provided responsibly, can be crucial for people facing unexpected expenses or managing their cash flow. That is why it is committed to expanding access to affordable credit, so that everyone has the opportunity ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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