Question follow-through · 94648
Financial Services: Mobile Phones
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of financial services firms requiring mobile phone-based authentication as a condition of accessing online accounts on (a) disabled and (b) elderly con
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 1 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of financial services firms requiring mobile phone-based authentication as a condition of accessing online accounts on (a) disabled and (b) elderly con
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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1 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring people can access the financial products and services they need. The Government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector. The Payment Services ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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