- Reference: 2013/5242
- Question by: Fiona Twycross
- Meeting date: 18 December 2013
London’s high streets have seen an increasing number of loan companies and pawn shops. There are a number of initiatives you have told me you support through the GLA’s London Debt Strategy Group, partnership work with Capitalise and your own Know Your Rights Campaign. How has success on tackling the prevalence of shops offering these forms of lending been measured, and how can these bodies promote credit unions?