Written Question·Treasury·UIN 122932

Banking Hubs: Cheques

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Laurence Turner

LabourBirmingham Northfield

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether banking hubs are obliged to accept cheque deposits.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The Government recognises that cheques remain an important payment method for some people. Decisions on whether cheque deposits are accepted and processed through Post Office counters in banking hubs are commercial matters for individual banks, based on t...

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