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Debate between Caroline Dinenage and Andrea Leadsom
Tuesday 4th November 2014

(10 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con)
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May I urge the Chancellor to support the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in calls for banks not to shut the last branch in a town? HSBC is about to shut its last branch in Lee-on-Solent, leaving businesses with no banking support at all.

Andrea Leadsom Portrait The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom)
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. Many people are concerned about bank closures. I recently had a round table with a number of banks and challenger banks to discuss the issue, not least the change towards mobile and telephone banking. We are certainly looking closely at the matter.

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