Question follow-through · 89148
Bank Services: Post Offices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing cheque deposit services at post offices on people in rural areas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 17 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing cheque deposit services at post offices on people in rural areas.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises the important role the Post Office plays in providing essential banking services, particularly in rural areas. The Post Office Banking Framework allows personal and business customers to withdraw and deposit cash, check their bal...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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