Question follow-through · 84902
Banks and Community Development Finance Institutions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 82947 on Banks and Community Development Finance Institutions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the reasons for whi
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 24 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 82947 on Banks and Community Development Finance Institutions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the reasons for whi
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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30 Oct 2025
Answer published
As outlined in my previous response, the Government recognises the vital role Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) play in providing affordable credit to underserved consumers and businesses. However I cannot comment on how individual banks ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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