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Jane Dodds MS calls for action on cash access in rural Wales amid bank closures
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24/09/2024
Jane Dodds has asked the Welsh Government what it is doing to ensure there is access to cash in rural communities, amid ongoing bank closures.
In the Senedd this week, the Mid & West Wales MS made mention of the upcoming closure of Brecon’s Lloyds Bank.
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I'd like to request two statements, if I may.
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One from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning with regards to rural
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banks.
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Lloyds Bank have announced a third closure in Brecon and Radnorshire.
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They've closed one in Ystradgynlais, one in Prestein, they're intending to close one in
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Prestein and another one in Brecon.
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Lloyds Bank made a profit of £7.5 billion last year, up from £4.8 billion the year
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before.
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This is not a bank that is struggling.
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This is a bank that owes their communities, banks that meet their needs.
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So I'd like to ask the Welsh Government exactly what they're doing in order to ensure that
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there is access to cash within our rural communities.
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And secondó Jane Dodds, thank you for drawing attention
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to the vast profits of Lloyds Bank as banks continue to draw out of our communities, come
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out of our communities, closing bank-to-bank branches.
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Three hundred and seventy-six bank branches have closed in Wales since January 2015, and
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that's such a loss to those highly valued services, and you draw attention particularly
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to the needs of people in rural communities.
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So we've been championing the specific needs of Welsh communities, looking at accessing
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cash and face-to-face banking services.
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Of course, now the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy is taking on these responsibilities.
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And working, of courseóit's an issue of social justice as well, in terms of access to financial
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services and financial inclusion.
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We have banking hub roll-outs, and I'm pleased that the UK Government has said they want
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to see a network of banking hubs expanded, but also look at our relationships with the
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Financial Conduct Authority, Link and Cash Access UK.
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They're championing the needs of sections of the population who rely most on accessing
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cash and face-to-face banking services.
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But also, we are working with many of our banking partners in Wales, those who are responsible
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lendersónot just our credit unions, which, of course, are across Wales, but also those
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responsible lenders, like the Principality Building Society, who are trialling the One
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Bank.
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So, we've also done all our work on the community bank as well.
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So, Diolch yn fawr, my questionó Y Llywydd ar gwrs, diolch yn fawr i'r Prif Weinidog.
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