Question follow-through · 31755

Banking Hubs: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase access to banking hubs in rural and remote communities.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase access to banking hubs in rural and remote communities.

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, high streets, and rural areas across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. Government is working closely with industry to roll out...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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