HC Deb 24 January 2000 vol 343 c117W
Mr. Dobbin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans his Department has to encourage the growth of credit unions; and if he will make a statement. [105199]

Miss Melanie Johnson

I announced on 16 November 1999, a range of measures—increased flexibility, better regulation, and the establishment of a central services organization—to encourage the growth of credit unions.