Question follow-through · 1431
Bank Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help preserve access to banking on high streets.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 23 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 29 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help preserve access to banking on high streets.
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jul 2024
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of banking to communities and high streets and has committed to work closely with banks to roll out 350 banking hubs over the next five years. These will provide individuals and businesses up and down the country w...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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