Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Matthew Pennycook and Harriett Baldwin

Tuesday 1st March 2016 Commons Chamber

[The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin)]

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this point. We have launched something called the financial advice market review, which will be reporting around the time of the Budget. We will be looking at how to make financial advice more affordable and more available, and also at how to get the right kind of regulatory balance for smaller firms.

[Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab)]

T6. Following reports that Hinkley Point C faces further delays, will the Chancellor revisit his decision effectively to write the French an extremely generous long-dated option and instead bring forward fall-back options?