Question follow-through · 306
Banks: Closures
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of bank branches that have closed in England in the last 10 years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of bank branches that have closed in England in the last 10 years.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2024
Answer published
According to consumer website Which?, UK banks and building societies closed over 6000 branches across the UK from January 2015 to May 2024. The Government recognises the importance of banking to communities and high streets. The Government has therefore ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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