Question follow-through · 34177

Small Businesses: Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support small businesses impacted by a reduction in (a) local bank branches and (b) in-person banking services in West Dorset constituency.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support small businesses impacted by a reduction in (a) local bank branches and (b) in-person banking services in West Dorset constituency.

  2. 3 Mar 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 constituents and businesses in West Dorset and across the UK and is committed to championing sufficient access for all. That is why the Government is working closely with the industry to...

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