Written Question·Treasury·UIN 68719
Seventy Ninth Group: Insolvency
Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Sir John Whittingdale
Conservative — Maldon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Financial Conduct Authority support for victims of financial fraud in the context of the insolvency of 79th Group.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsAs an important point of principle, the Government does not step in to pay compensation in respect of failed financial services firms that fall outside of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Doing so would create the wrong set of incentives...
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