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May. 24 2024
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Mentions:
1: Ian Blackford (SNP - Ross, Skye and Lochaber) Member to serve in this House, but for me there is something particular about representing a remote and rural - Speech Link
2: Jo Churchill (Con - Bury St Edmunds) place.Taking the gene editing Bill through Parliament when I was in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural - Speech Link
3: Tracey Crouch (Con - Chatham and Aylesford) There have been enormous housing developments that have not only altered the rural landscape forever - Speech Link
4: David Jones (Con - Clwyd West) We have the services of the immaculate Doorkeepers. - Speech Link
5: None whether it is on the Child Support Agency, the Criminal Records Bureau, the tax credit scandal, the Rural - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the use of cash in the purchasing of everyday goods and services.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
In recognition that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable circumstances, the government legislated through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to establish a new legislative framework to protect access to cash. This establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash and provides it with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities.
Following this legislation, the government published a Cash Access Policy Statement. This set out that the vast majority of people should be no further than 1 mile from access to cash deposit and withdrawal services in predominately urban areas, and no further than 3 miles in predominately rural areas. The FCA is required to have regard to this statement when exercising its access to cash powers.
The government believes it should remain the choice of individual businesses as to whether to accept or decline any form of payment, including cash or card, based on their consideration of factors such as customer preference and cost. However, the government considers that its legislation will indirectly support cash acceptance in the wider economy, enabling businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they have reasonable access to deposit facilities.