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Commons · Question 81939 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

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Asked by Layla Moran

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that people without access to digital payment options (a) can to pay for goods and services in their local communities in cash and (b) are supported to

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 21 Oct 2025

While the ongoing trend in payments in the UK has been away from cash and towards card and digital payment methods, the Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable groups, and is ...