Question follow-through · 97589

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the adequacy of assessment criteria for establishing banking hubs.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
5 Dec 2025
Target answer date
9 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the adequacy of assessment criteria for establishing banking hubs.

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Banking is changing, with many customers benefitting from the convenience and flexibility of managing their finances remotely. However, Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and is committed to championing sufficient...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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