Question follow-through · 42443
Banking Hubs and Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with LINK on its criteria for assessing applications for (a) access to cash services and (b) banking hubs in rural areas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 31 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 7 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
31 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with LINK on its criteria for assessing applications for (a) access to cash services and (b) banking hubs in rural areas.
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alternative payment methods. The Government is committed to maintaining the viability of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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