Question follow-through · 19991

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using existing community infrastructure, including Post Office branches, to support access to cash and everyday banking transactions.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
4 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using existing community infrastructure, including Post Office branches, to support access to cash and everyday banking transactions.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of cash, understanding that it continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including charities, churches, voluntary organisations and community groups to support communities across the UK, and is comm...

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