Skip to main content

Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 13 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2020 (named day). It was answered by John Glen (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 July 2020 on behalf of the Treasury.


Remittances

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2020 to Question 64077, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of disclosing the full cost of fees and charges including the exchange rate margin as calculated from the mid-market rate provided by the ECB to ensure that consumers are able to make informed decisions when sending money abroad by bank transfer.

Answer

Further to my response of 3 July 2020 to Question 64077, before the end of the Transition Period, the Government will bring forward secondary legislation under the EU Withdrawal Act 2018 to ensure that the provisions of the Cross Border Payments Regulation which require transparency of currency conversion fees and charges for credit transfers, continue to work effectively in UK law after the end of the Transition Period.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
72744
Session
2019-21
Related items
Remittances
Friday, 3 July 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Fees and charges Exchange rates Remittances
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk