Question follow-through · 86974
Bank Services: Internet
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on rural and elderly populations of increasing reliance on online banking.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on rural and elderly populations of increasing reliance on online banking.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, high streets and rural areas and is committed to championing sufficient access, including for older and digitally excluded customers. This is why the Government is working c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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