Question follow-through · 58290
Banking Hubs: Market Towns
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of LINK’s banking hub criteria for market towns.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of LINK’s banking hub criteria for market towns.
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets in market towns and across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely wit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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