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Debate between Nick Fletcher and Steve McCabe
Tuesday 14th November 2023

(1 year, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Fletcher Portrait Nick Fletcher (Don Valley) (Con)
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16. What steps his Department is taking to support homeowners with their mortgages.

Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
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21. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in mortgage interest rates over the course of this Parliament on household incomes.

Bim Afolami Portrait The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Bim Afolami)
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The path to lower mortgage rates, as everybody in this House knows, is through lower inflation, which is why the Prime Minister and the Chancellor made halving inflation one of our five priorities for this year. The latest Bank of England forecast shows that we are on track for that. In June, lenders representing more than 90% of the mortgage market agreed to our new mortgage charter, which includes new flexibilities to help customers manage their repayments, backed up by UK Finance’s advertising campaign encouraging anyone worried about their repayments to contact their lender.