Question follow-through · 85261

Bank Services: Post Offices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on joint discussions between the Post Office and banks to expand the range of banking services available at post offices.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
29 Oct 2025
Answer
4 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on joint discussions between the Post Office and banks to expand the range of banking services available at post offices.

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is supportive of industry initiatives that assist access to in-person banking. These include the Post Office Banking Framework which allows personal and business customers to withdraw and deposit cash, check their balance, pay bills and cas...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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