Access to cash in Scotland

Scottish Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Jan 2022 Closed: 3 May 2023 Parliament page
The non-inquiry sessions will focus on access to cash and financial services in Scotland. The non-inquiry sessions are likely to: Understand the impact of bank branch closures on Scottish communities and workers Assess measures to ensure access to cash for consumers in Scotland Analyse the viability of alternatives to ATMs … Read more
5 Recommendations
9 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
7 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 17 events
19 Oct
2022
Report published
17 Oct
2022
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
11 Jul
2022
Report published
5 Jul
2022
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
20 Jun
2022
Correspondence
20 Jun
2022
Correspondence
14 Jun
2022
Correspondence
23 May
2022
Oral evidence
23 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
7 Mar
2022
Correspondence
7 Feb
2022
Oral evidence
7 Feb
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
23 May 2022
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John Glen · HM Treasury Laura Mountford · HM Treasury
7 Feb 2022
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Carol Anderson · TSB Fergus Murphy · Virgin Money UK Martin Kearsley · Post Office Reza Attar-Zadeh · Santander UK Ricky Diggins · Lloyds Banking Group
17 Jan 2022
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Adrian Roberts · LINK David Postings · UK Finance Debbie Hutchings · Unite the Union Richard Cooper · Cardtronics Division Richard Piggin · Which?
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Access to cash in Scotland HC 80 11 Jul 2022 14 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
5 Conclusion Not Addressed
Second Report - Access to cash in …
There seems to be limited general data in relation to businesses accepting cash as a...
There seems to be limited general data in relation to businesses accepting cash as a means of payment. It would be helpful for us to know how much data the UK Government holds on this, particularly in the context of … Read more
Government Response
The response focuses on the availability of ATMs and cash usage in Scotland, but does not address the specific request for data held by the UK Government on businesses accepting cash as a means of payment.
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7 Conclusion Not Addressed
Second Report - Access to cash in …
We are of the opinion that the current rapid rate of bank branch closures may...
We are of the opinion that the current rapid rate of bank branch closures may have come about as a result of banks rushing to close branches before legislation to protect access to cash and banking services can take effect. … Read more
Government Response
The government repeated the committee's conclusion verbatim, without adding any further response or information.
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Government Response AI assessment · 14 of 5 classified
Accepted 1
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 8
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 2
Total 5 recs + 9 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
20 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from John Glen, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury, on the follow-up to access to cash
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20 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from Duncan Cockburn, CEO, OneBanks, on the follow-up to access to cash
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14 Jun 2022 Policy briefing from Age Scotland on Access to cash in Scotland, dated May 2022
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7 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from Andrew McIntyre, Senior Communications Manager, Scotland, TSB, following-up to access to cash evidence session-customer support, dated 28 February 2022
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31 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from Duncan Cockburn, CEO, OneBanks, on access to cash and the OneBanks pilots, dated 25 January 2022
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18 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from Richard Cooper, Executive Director–Marketing, NCR, Cardtronics Division, on ATM infrastructure, dated 10 January 2022
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25 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from Debbie Hutchings, Regional Officer, Unite the Union, on Virgin Money branch closures, dated 1 October 2021
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