Question follow-through · 64757
Credit: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of households relying on high-cost credit to meet living expenses.
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
- 3 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of households relying on high-cost credit to meet living expenses.
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for regulating the consumer credit sector. The FCA requires firms to carry out an assessment of the creditworthiness of a prospective borrower before entering into a regulated credit agreement with them...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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