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HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityOn that cue, I will skip further ahead in my speech. I was going to talk about all the services that are available at banking hubs, which the industry is working hard to increase.…19 Mar 2026HANSARDCredit Union Common Bond ReformCredit unions play a vital role in promoting financial inclusion and providing affordable financial services to communities across the country. However, the current common bond…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. The Budget in November was a Budget to build a stronger, more secure economy. It contained fair and necessary choices to…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know how passionate my hon. Friend is about the Government’s priority to get more first-time buyers on to the housing ladder. As he and I have discussed before, people looking…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFood BanksAs I have said, food banks should not need to exist, which is why this Government are committed to ending mass dependence on food parcels. I have also mentioned the importance of…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFood BanksWe became inured to the presence of food banks under Tory Governments over the last 14 years, but we should always remember that despite the incredible work done by those who run…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the important work of Co-operative Care Colne Valley, which is an excellent example of how co-operatives can deliver high-quality…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFood BanksAs my hon. Friend knows, we are a strong supporter of the mutual sector, for exactly the reasons that she has given. As part of our financial inclusion strategy, we are backing…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesRight.24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesMy hon. Friend raises very important issues, including in relation to Pride in Place. What is so important about this debate and about banking hubs is that there is an interaction…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesI will give way first to my hon. Friend the Member for North West Leicestershire (Amanda Hack).24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesThe House will forgive me for not commenting on individual cases, but it is safe to say that I am familiar with the circumstances that my hon. Friend refers to, and I know the…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesMy hon. Friend sums up very well the links between some of the issues that we are discussing today and wider economic growth, which, as Members will know, is the Government’s…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesI can answer that very directly. We keep these issues under review, as my hon. Friend would expect. Prior to those interventions, I was talking about action that the Government…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesThe hon. Member makes a strong point. I am rapidly cutting bits out of my speech, but I will cover as much as I can. Members will know that some hubs offer services that others do…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesAs ever, the right hon. Gentleman gives me good advice and, as ever, I shall pay close attention to what he says. He rightly refers to different aspects of vulnerability and I…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesI will.24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesI will come to—24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesI will give way first to the right hon. Gentleman, and then to my hon. Friend.24 Feb 2026HANSARD Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. In my very best Welsh, I thank the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies)—she is smiling, which makes me think…24 Feb 2026