Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 89258

Post Offices: Bank Services

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enhanced Post Offices providing (a) affordable and (b) community-based access to (i) cash and (ii) face-to-face banking services in ru

Answer

Blair McDougall
I welcome the introduction of enhanced Post Offices in suitable areas, demonstrating Post Office continuing its vital role as an important alternative to bank branches in providing convenient in-person cash and banking services.The Government would welcom...

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