Question follow-through · 50044
Money
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of regional differences in the use of cash purchases.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 2 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 May 2025
- Answer
- 13 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of regional differences in the use of cash purchases.
7 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 May 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable groups, and is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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