Debate contribution: Access to Cash

Debate contribution by Mrs Deborah Erskine on 5 November 2024.

MLA: Mrs Deborah Erskine
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 5 November 2024
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Access to Cash
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4631793

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I thank the Minister for her answer and welcome the fact that the round table will be happening. The Minister will know that I have asked about the issue before, because banking facilities are vital in rural areas. I note that, since the rules were confirmed in July, LINK, which manages the UK's cash access and ATM network, reassessed the needs of areas where banking facilities have changed. Fifteen communities that previously were not able to have a banking hub will now get one, but none of those is in Northern Ireland. Will the Minister make the case for banking hubs to the FCA when it attends the round table? Lisnaskea, in my area, is a prime example of somewhere that needs to be reassessed.

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 1070/22-27.

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