Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Tuesday 11th September 2018

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Glen Portrait John Glen
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I am happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. I have deep conversations on this matter with the Financial Conduct Authority regularly. I also met representatives of Scotcash and the credit unions over the recess to see what alternative supplies of affordable credit are available.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Under Labour, household debt rose in every year bar one, but the Office for National Statistics now shows that, since 2010, the number of children in workless households has fallen by a staggering 637,000. Does that not demonstrate the huge contrast between the economic achievements of this Government and the track record of the Labour party?