Oral Answers to Questions

Alan Brown Excerpts

Tuesday 30th April 2019 Commons Chamber

[Kelly Tolhurst]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise concerns about banks pulling out of our high streets. Those concerns have also been raised by many other MPs across the country. High street banks do offer a valuable service for consumers, and that is why I am grateful to the Post Office for renegotiating the banking framework, which will offer better payments to postmasters providing banking services in those high streets. However, he is quite right: we do need to work closely with local authorities at a regional level to make sure that the services being offered on the high street are those that people wish to see.

[Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP)]

Will the Minister confirm that the Secretary of State for Scotland put in writing his objection to onshore wind finding a route to market in Scotland? Why will the Government not release that correspondence in the interests of transparency?

[Greg Clark]

I am not aware of the inquiry that the hon. Gentleman mentioned. I will follow it up with the Scottish Secretary.