Question follow-through · 36179

Bank Services: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support blind people to access cash when local bank branches close.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
14 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support blind people to access cash when local bank branches close.

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefiting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. While branch closures are commercial decisions for banks, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance expects firms to car...

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