PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(13 March 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the New Towns Taskforce has had with relevant stakeholders on access to banking services in new towns.

Asked by:
Blake Stephenson (Conservative)

The government recognises the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets across the UK and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority.

As set out in its Terms of Reference, which can be found on gov.uk here, the New Towns Taskforce has been tasked with identifying the infrastructure, public and private services, and green space required to enable the creation of well-connected new towns in potential locations.

The taskforce has developed draft principles which should provide the building blocks for every new town. These were published in the Building new towns for the future policy paper published on 12 February which can be found on gov.uk here.

The Taskforce also plans to undertake a series of engagement events to understand what the public think the core components of new towns should be and to further test the design and placemaking principles published in the policy paper.

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