Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94256

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Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
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Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the level of illegal doorstep lending in England for which the latest data is available.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
Illegal money lenders — more commonly known as loan sharks — are dangerous criminals capable of inflicting terrible harm on their victims. To combat this, the Government funds specialist Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) operating across the UK. These t...

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