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Office for Equality and Opportunity: Credit Unions

Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)Women and EqualitiesTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 111635

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Minister for Women and Equalities departments and agencies do not offer payroll deductions to staff in order to join a credit union.

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