{"value":{"id":1833763,"askingMemberId":1463,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-09-09T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-09-23T00:00:00","uin":"HL10383","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to encourage holders of paper Premium Bond certificates to check whether they have won a prize.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4559,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-09-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>NS&amp;I provides information on its website and through its call centre to help Premium Bonds holders trace unclaimed prizes and their original investment. NS&amp;I also publishes details on unclaimed prizes every month alongside Premium Bonds winners’ details and engages with the media to encourage customers to use its prize checker and tracing services. <br> <br>Premium Bonds holders with original paper Bonds such as those purchased over the counter at the Post Office, can register them online or by calling NS&amp;I’s helpline. Holders who do not have internet access or cannot print off a form can request a form by phone or in writing. <br> <br>Finally, Premium Bonds holders who have lost historic certificates, or who do not have their Bond or NS&amp;I number, can use NS&amp;I’s dedicated tracing service by post or online. Holders can also use MyLostAccount which can be used to trace old accounts with other providers, as well as NS&amp;I</p><p><br>Premium Bonds are never lost and NS&amp;I pays out unclaimed prizes no matter how long ago the Bonds were purchased.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Premium Bonds","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1833763","method":"GET"}]}