Question follow-through · 26282
Banks: Rural Areas
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of bank branches on rural communities in (a) towns and (b) villages.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 24 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of bank branches on rural communities in (a) towns and (b) villages.
28 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government understands the impact of bank branch closures on rural communities and the importance of face-to-face banking and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with indus...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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