We plan to publish the Digital Strategy in early 2016. The Minister for the Digital Economy launched a public call for ideas on 29 December. We are now analysing these responses, and we continue to work closely with Whitehall departments on the Strategy.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4284", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Neville-Rolfe"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-02-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-02-12T10:47:04.643Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "10"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Culture, Media and Sport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Culture, Media and Sport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-01-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Digital Technology"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government when they expect to be able to publish a UK-wide digital strategy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/635", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope"} ], "uin" : "HL5581"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/448802", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/448802/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Government is funding a £38 million Credit Union Expansion Project to enable the credit union sector to improve access to affordable credit.<\/p>
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Government will also continue to support the development of cross sector partnerships to raise awareness and accessibility of affordable credit.<\/p>
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Part of the government\u2019s long term economic plan is to ensure that banks serve all sections of society. The government is committed to increasing competition to deliver innovation and good financial products and services for all customers.<\/p>
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The government launched an international FinTech benchmarking exercise to identify emerging areas of opportunity for FinTech in the UK in November 2015. This exercise is being carried out by Ernst & Young, and findings are due to be delivered in early 2016. The report will look at the future needs of customers for financial services delivered through digital channels.<\/p>
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The Government has not commissioned research to identify the future needs of customers for financial services delivered via physical premises. However the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking protocol announced in March 2015. Since May 2015, each participating bank has committed to carry out a number of steps if it is closing a branch, including the preparation of meaningful local impact assessments. There is a commitment to a review of the operation of the protocol after one year, and the government looks forward to the publication of its conclusions.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord O'Neill of Gatley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-02-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-02-11T16:13:54.863Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "CaTreasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-01-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Financial Services"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what research they have commissioned to identify the future needs of customers for financial services delivered (1) through digital channels, and (2) via physical premises.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/635", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope"} ], "uin" : "HL5583"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/448804", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/448804/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Ministers and government officials meet with Post Office on a regular basis and during these meetings services that help to address financial exclusion are often discussed. Post Office offers a wide range of financial services products, many of which are of benefit to those on low incomes or who are otherwise excluded from the traditional banking sector, and growth in financial services is a key opportunity to help make the Post Office network more sustainable.<\/p>
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With government\u2019s support Post Office has been working closely with high street banks to offer a standardised service that enables customers of the banks to access their accounts at Post Office branches. This is particularly important for those communities that have seen bank branches closed, where often the only local shop is a Post Office. Post Office also offers the Post Office card account which enables people with no bank account to be able to access benefits, pensions and tax credits over the counter at their local branch.<\/p>
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