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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-12more like thismore than 2017-09-12
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Credit Cards: Debts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the practice of credit card lenders targeting individuals who have unaffordable levels of debt. more like this
tabling member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine West more like this
uin 10027 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-09-19more like thismore than 2017-09-19
answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p>Regulation of consumer credit, including credit cards, is the responsibility of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA conducted a credit card market study in November 2014 and published its final report in July 2016. Following this, it consulted in April 2017 on proposed remedies to tackle persistent debt in the credit card market. The government will continue to work with the FCA to ensure that customers are treated fairly<strong>.</strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Stephen Barclay more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-19T10:55:58.557Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-19T10:55:58.557Z
answering member
4095
label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this
tabling member
4523
label Biography information for Catherine West more like this