Thursday 21st December 2017

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrea Leadsom Portrait Andrea Leadsom
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If the hon. Gentleman wants to write to me on that point, I will take it up with the Department for him.

Gavin Newlands Portrait Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (SNP)
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The publicly owned Royal Bank of Scotland is closing more than one third of its branches in Scotland, including the very busy one in Renfrew in my constituency. May we have a statement on this Government’s abdication of their responsibility to the taxpayers of Scotland in leaving 13 towns with zero bank branches?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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A debate on that matter has already been announced, unless my memory is incorrect, but the Leader of the House will in any case give us her reply.