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Financial Services: Disadvantaged

Asked by Jess AsatoLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 18436

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) banks and (b) financial services providers increase access to (i) products and (ii) services through the Financial Inclusion Strategy.

Answered by Tulip Siddiq

On 5 December, I convened a Financial Inclusion Committee which has been established to tackle the problems of financial exclusion. Through this committee, I will work with consumer groups and industry on the development of a Financial Inclusion Strategy.

This strategy will aim to tackle barriers to individual and households’ ability to access affordable and appropriate financial products and services. This will include access to banking, credit and insurance.

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