Motion text
That this House expresses concern about the rate at which access to cash is being reduced across the UK, with more than 200 free-to-use cashpoints and 60 bank branches closing per month according to analysis by Which?; recognises that while there has been an increase in digital payments, cash is still expected to be the second most popular payment method in a decade's time; expresses further concern about the 25 million people for whom cash remains a necessity, according to the Access to Cash review, and the 2.2 million people who use cash for all their day-to-day payments, who risk complete financial exclusion as a result of this reduction in access; is alarmed by the number of recent major IT failures at banks, which further highlights the central role for cash as the only non-digital payment method; believes that the rapid reduction in access is not being driven by consumer demand and is not in the consumer interest; and calls on the Government to give a regulator a statutory duty to protect access to cash and a sustainable cash infrastructure for as long as people need it.
Signatures (38)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Killen, Ged
Labour
Signed on
6 February 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
7 February 2019
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
7 February 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2019
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
11 February 2019
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
11 February 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
11 February 2019
Grant, Bill
Conservative
Signed on
12 February 2019
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on
12 February 2019
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 February 2019
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
12 February 2019
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
12 February 2019
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
12 February 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 February 2019
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 February 2019
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on
13 February 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
13 February 2019
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on
13 February 2019
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on
13 February 2019
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on
13 February 2019
Bruce, Fiona
Conservative
Signed on
13 February 2019
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 February 2019
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 February 2019
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on
14 February 2019
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
14 February 2019
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 February 2019
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
15 February 2019
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on
18 February 2019
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on
19 February 2019
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2019
Western, Matt
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2019
Jones, Graham P
Labour
Signed on
27 February 2019
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 March 2019
Lloyd, Stephen
Independent
Signed on
13 March 2019
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 March 2019
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
29 March 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 April 2019
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 May 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.