Question follow-through · 105805
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve public awareness of and regulate high-cost credit.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve public awareness of and regulate high-cost credit.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2026
Answer published
Lenders offering high-cost credit are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This oversight ensures that lending practices are fair and that consumers are protected. In 2013 the Government placed a duty on the FCA to implement a price cap for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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