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<p>Further to the answer I gave the hon. Member on 6 October 2014, Question UIN 208271
refers, we continue to make progress on this issue. As stated previously, we fully
endorse existing, strong credit unions expanding their membership to the Armed Forces
community.</p><p> </p><p>I met Lord Kennedy on 15 October 2014 to discuss the matter
of credit unions for members of the Armed Forces. I confirmed that the facilitation
of payroll deduction for credit unions is technically possible and our payroll provider
is engaged with officials to scope and cost such deductions. Further work is under
way to determine the criteria for access to this facility, and to develop an education
campaign for our personnel to enable them to make informed financial choices.</p><p>
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