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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-07more like thismore than 2017-11-07
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HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Credit more like this
house id 2 more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Financial Inclusion Commission, Credit where it’s due: Overcoming the barriers to mainstream credit with data, with respect to how new sources of data, including rental payment data, may help individuals access credit via mainstream and low-cost lenders. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bird more like this
uin HL2983 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Government is supportive of efforts to help borrowers access credit from mainstream lenders. The Government will introduce new Open Banking standards from January 2018, allowing consumers to share data directly from their payment accounts in a secure way. This will enable consumers to access cheaper and more competitive financial services, and quicker and more accurate credit reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The government also recognises the importance of financial inclusion, and has demonstrated leadership in this area by committing to the creation of a Financial Inclusion Policy Forum to support collaboration with industry in this area.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-20T11:50:06.863Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-20T11:50:06.863Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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4564
label Biography information for Lord Bird more like this