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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Bank Services: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the level of unauthorised overdraft fees charged by banks in the United Kingdom. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL2518 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the level of unauthorised overdraft fees charged by banks in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In November 2011, the Government announced an agreement with the major current account providers to enable customers to control their account and to take action to avoid unarranged overdraft charges.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office of Fair Trading found in January 2013 that there had been a significant reduction in bank fees and charges since their 2008 market study, and estimated that there had been an annual saving of £928million for consumers as a result.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Deighton remove filter
question first answered
less than 2014-11-05T14:01:50.4013588Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T14:01:50.4013588Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-23more like thismore than 2014-10-23
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Economic Situation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the latest revised forecast by the International Monetary Fund for the British economy, whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer still has confidence in its forecasting. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL2350 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Britain’s long term economic plan is working, boosting economic security for Britain’s hardworking people. The economy is growing, the deficit has fallen by a third and there are record levels of people in work. But the job is not done and the biggest risk now to the recovery would be abandoning the plan that is delivering a brighter economic future.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s strategy is to restore the public finances to a sustainable path and the UK is seen as a relative safe haven, with interest rates remaining historically low helping keep interest payments down for households, businesses and the taxpayer.</p><p>The IMF set out their latest forecasts in the October 2014<em> World Economic Outlook. </em>The publication recognises the Government’s long term economic plan is working, that the UK is growing and leaving the crisis behind. The IMF project the UK economy to be the fastest growing G7 economy in 2014, at 3.2 per cent and 2.7 per cent in 2015. Furthermore, the IMF recognise that fiscal consolidation undertaken during the past few years has built trust among financial investors that current fiscal paths are sustainable.</p>
answering member printed Lord Deighton remove filter
question first answered
less than 2014-11-05T14:02:54.0014706Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T14:02:54.0014706Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this