Question follow-through · 38108

Bank Services: Berkshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of banking facilities in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
19 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of banking facilities in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 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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