Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the financial sustainability of local authorities of losses of revenue resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 14 July 2020Answered: 20 July 2020
Asked by
Jessica Morden
Labour — Newport East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Emma Reynolds)
We understand the importance of in-person banking, in my hon. Friend’s constituency and elsewhere, which is why we secured a commitment from the industry to roll out 350 banking hubs across the United Kingdom. I am leading the work on a financial inclusion strategy, which we will publish later in the year and which emphasises the importance of access to banking, and I am always happy to meet my hon. Friend.