Question follow-through · 103574
Financial Services: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the recent BankConfidential report entitled "Hidden Credit Lines – The Largest Fraud Anywhere Ever", and what steps she plans to take as a result.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 12 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the recent BankConfidential report entitled "Hidden Credit Lines – The Largest Fraud Anywhere Ever", and what steps she plans to take as a result.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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12 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Treasury is aware of the Bank Confidential report about former misconduct in SME banking. The Government also recognises the serious impact that issues of misconduct have had on small businesses in the UK. I would refer the Honourable Member to an ans...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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