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Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Friday, 19 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2019. It was answered by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 July 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Department of Health and Social Care: Credit Unions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 271334, for what reasons his Department does not offer a payroll deduction service to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Access to credit unions through payroll is something that has been explored and for which we plan further work to be undertaken in the future to assess if this will be implemented.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
279367
Session
2017-19
Related items
Subjects
Credit unions Payroll deduction scheme Department of Health and Social Care
Link
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