Question follow-through · 9086

Banks: Urban Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect access to high street banks for the (a) elderly and (b) disabled.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
16 Oct 2024
Answer
22 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect access to high street banks for the (a) elderly and (b) disabled.

  2. 16 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Access to financial services is key to ensuring that all people, including those who are disabled or elderly and require in-person services, can fully participate in society. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to roll out 350 bank...

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