Steve Webb corrected a written answer on Bank Services: Greater London
Sadiq Khan (Labour, Tooting) asked written question 226279 on 4 March 2015. Steve Webb answered on 9 March 2015 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Steve Webb corrected the answer on 25 March 2015. The figure 45,911 in the original became 44,528 in the correction, lower by 1,383. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in London, and in each London borough, who do not have a bank account.
Original and corrected answer
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| Original | Corrected |
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| The information is not available in the format requested. Benefit and Pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment. As of 15 th January 2015, there were | The information is not available in the format requested. Benefit and Pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment. As of 15 th January 2015, there were 44,528 benefit recipients and pensioners in Great Britain being paid by Simple Payment. |
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Receipt
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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