Question follow-through · 112463
Credit Cards: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether consumer credit affordability and creditworthiness checks adequately prevent people with high levels of debt and known gambling-related financial risks from obtaining additional credit cards; and what steps
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 18 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether consumer credit affordability and creditworthiness checks adequately prevent people with high levels of debt and known gambling-related financial risks from obtaining additional credit cards; and what steps
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Feb 2026
Answer published
Lenders offering credit are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This oversight ensures that lending practices are fair and that consumers are protected – firms regulated by the FCA must comply with its strict lending affordability rules, l...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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