Question follow-through · 121504

Bank Services: Charities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of guaranteeing access to free banking services for small charitable groups at (a) Post Office branches and (b) banking hubs.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
19 Mar 2026
Answer
25 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of guaranteeing access to free banking services for small charitable groups at (a) Post Office branches and (b) banking hubs.

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Charities and community groups make a valuable contribution across the country, and it is important that they can access suitable banking services in person and online. Decisions about the provision of banking services, and associated fees, are primarily ...

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