Question follow-through · 50876

Banking Hubs: Business and Economic Growth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of banking hubs on (a) businesses and (b) economic growth in (i) towns and (ii) villages.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
8 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
15 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of banking hubs on (a) businesses and (b) economic growth in (i) towns and (ii) villages.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Government continues to work closely with industry to roll out 350 banking hubs across the UK. The UK banking sector has committed to deliver these hubs by the end of this Parliament. Over 220 hubs have been announced so far, and over 150 are already ...

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