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MPs warn concert-goers to avoid Viagogo
A committee of MPs has today taken the "highly unusual" step of warning consumers not to buy or sell tickets through secondary ticket selling website Viagogo
19 March 2019
MPs launch inquiry into banking IT failures
An influential group of MPs has launched an inquiry into IT failures at financial institutions, after a series of major outages this year at several different banks
22 November 2018
MPs to scrutinise Childcare Service website as part of inquiry
MPs will scrutinise the Childcare Service website as part of an inquiry into childcare policy
4 January 2018
MP campaigns for child funeral costs to be paid by Government
Labour MP Carolyn Harris believes grieving families should no longer have to pay £1,000s to lay their children to rest
5 December 2016
Lifetime ISA and Help to Save applicants need guidance, Martin tells MPs
Martin Lewis has warned that two new savings schemes being launched by the Government must come with clear guidance
25 October 2016
Overdraft overhaul doesn't go far enough, warns Treasury Committee
A report ordering monthly unarranged overdraft fees to be capped has been criticised for not going far enough
6 September 2016
Guest comment: Vulnerable prepay energy customers must be first to receive smart meters
Labour MP Dawn Butler accuses the big six of lining their pockets by
6 May 2016
MPs demand rethink of women's state pension changes
A parliamentary motion aiming to protect women who will be hit by changes to the state pension is passed by MPs
7 January 2016
Voting today? You don't need a poll card
If you're voting today but don't have a poll card, fear not, you can vote without it
7 May 2015
Financial education: MPs say vulnerable under-25s need more help
More should be done to ensure vulnerable young people outside of mainstream schooling receive financial education
29 October 2013
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How much the Govt expects you to give your children for university
16 July 2019
Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t... -
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