Is not one problem that risks inhibiting the success of the new single financial guidance body the fact that we do not know where the highest levels of problem debt are in this country? Might it not be sensible to take the opportunity in Committee or on Report to consider the example of an American piece of legislation, the Community Reinvestment Act, which requires all lenders to publish anonymised details of the debts taken out with them so that community organisations and debt advice bodies can know where to target their expertise and help?
Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Gareth Thomas
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 January 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords].
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