Question follow-through · 111615

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Credit Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
17 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    DCMS does not have, nor will have, the facility to offer payroll deductions for employees who wish to join a credit union.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Credit Unions

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111615, for what reason does her Department not have the facility to offer payroll deductions for employees who wish to join a credit union.