PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Leader of the House - 11 March 2025 (Commons/Written Corrections)
Debate Detail
Contributions from Lucy Powell, are highlighted with a yellow border.
The following extract is from business questions on 13 February 2025.
Joe Morris
The recent news of the loss of three bank branches in my constituency further illustrates the crisis facing communities, including in the Tyne valley, of growing banking deserts. May we have a debate in Government time about the need for access to cash, not only for older people but for those starting businesses, those purchasing houses and those who need to access face-to-face banking services, to promote growth in rural areas?
Lucy Powell
Protecting vital banking services is important for local communities like my hon. Friend’s. We are accelerating the roll-out of at least 350 banking hubs, more than 100 of which are already open, and plans were announced at the end of last year to open a banking hub in his constituency.
[Official Report, 13 February 2025; Vol. 762, c. 427.]
Written correction submitted by the Leader of the House of Commons, the right hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell):
[Official Report, 13 February 2025; Vol. 762, c. 427.]
Written correction submitted by the Leader of the House of Commons, the right hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell):
Lucy Powell
Protecting vital banking services is important for local communities like my hon. Friend’s. We are accelerating the roll-out of at least 350 banking hubs, more than 100 of which are already open, and plans were announced at the end of last year to open a banking hub in the county of Northumberland.
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