Meetings
Access to Banking
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.
Meeting: 24/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
- Webcast for 24/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 24/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
6 Private session: Academic Fellowship Research on Access to Financial Services - Technical Briefing
Mitchel
Langford, Associate Professor, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science,
University of South Wales
Professor
Gary Higgs, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South
Wales
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-6-21- Evidence from Mitchel Langford
Minutes:
6.1 A private
meeting was held with Mitchel Langford, Associate Professor, Faculty of
Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales
Professor Gary Higgs, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales
Meeting: 19/09/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
- Webcast for 19/09/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 19/09/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
4 Draft Report: Access to Banking
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-22-19(P12) Draft Report
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee discussed the draft report
Meeting: 17/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
- Webcast for 17/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 17/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
8 Key Themes Paper: Access to Banking
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-21-19(P8) Key Themes Paper
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee discussed the Access to Banking Key Themes Paper
Meeting: 17/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 17/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 17/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
2 Further information from the National Federation of SubPostmasters re Access to Banking
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.3.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 03/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 03/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 03/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
3 Access to Banking: Credit Unions
Steve
Mallinson, Chief Executive, Celtic Credit Union
Julie
Mallinson, Business Development Manager, Celtic Credit Union
Daniel
Arrowsmith, Policy and Regulatory Compliance Officer, Association of British
Credit Unions
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-19-19(P3) Evidence from Celtic Credit Union, item 3 PDF 817 KB
- EIS(5)-19-19(P4) Evidence from the Association of British Credit Unions Limited, item 3 PDF 132 KB
Minutes:
3.1 Steve Mallinson, Julie Mallinson and Daniel Arrowsmith answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 03/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 03/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 03/07/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
2 Access to Banking: Ministerial Scrutiny
Ken
Skates AM, Minister for Economy and Transport
Julie
James AM, Minister for Housing and Local Government
Maureen
Howell, Deputy Director, Prosperous Futures Division
Duncan
Hamer, Chief Operating Officer Business and Regions
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-19-19(P1) Research Briefing
- EIS(5)-19-19(P2) Evidence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government and the Minister for Economy and Transport, item 2 PDF 1 MB
Minutes:
2.1 Lee Waters AM, Julie James AM, Maureen Howell and Duncan
Hamer answered questions from
Committee Members
2.2 Lee Waters AM agreed to provide further details on why the Welsh Government no longer provides capital grants to Post Office Development
Meeting: 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
- Webcast for 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
5 Access to Banking: Impact on Communities
Valerie
Billingham, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Age Cymru
Derek
Walker, Chief Executive, Wales Co-operative Centre
Lee
Phillips, Wales Manager, Money Advice Service
Valentine
Mulholland, Senior Policy Manager, Money Advice Service
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
5.1 Valerie Billingham, Derek Walker, Lee Phillips and Valentine Mulholland answered questions from Committee members
Meeting: 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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- Transcript for 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
2 Written question for answer by the Minister for Economy and Transport re Community Banking
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-18-19(P2) Written question for answer by the Minister for Economy and Transport, item 2 PDF 84 KB View as HTML (2/1) 11 KB
Minutes:
2.2.1. The additional information was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Access to Banking: Regulators
Chris
Hemsley, Joint Managing Director, Payments System Regulator
David
Pickering, Chief Executive, Lending Standards Board
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1 Chris Hemsley and David Pickering answered questions
from Committee members
4.2 Chris Hemsley agreed to share the Payment System
Regulator’s consumer research with the Committee when published
4.3 David Pickering agreed to share the Lending Standard Board’s ‘Access to Banking’ report with the Committee when published
Meeting: 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 27/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
3 Access to Banking: Community Banking
Mark
Hooper, Board Member, Banc Cambria
James
Moore, Chairman, Community Savings Bank Association
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-18-19(P3) Research Briefing
- EIS(5)-18-19(P4) Evidence from the Board of Banc Cambria, item 3 PDF 255 KB View as HTML (3/2) 49 KB
Minutes:
3.1 Mark Hooper and James Moore answered questions from Committee members
Meeting: 19/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 1)
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- Transcript for 19/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
1 Private Session - Access to Banking: Focus Group and Survey Results
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-17-19(P1) Focus Group Summary
- EIS(5)-17-19(P2) Survey Results
Minutes:
1.1 The members discussed the focus group and survey results
Meeting: 19/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
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7 Access to Banking: Impact on Business
Llyr
ap Gareth, Senior Policy Adviser, FSB Wales
Adrian
Greason-Walker, Policy Advocate, Wales Tourism Alliance
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
7.1 Llyr ap Gareth and Adrian Greason-Walker answered
questions from Committee members
7.2 Llyr ap Gareth agreed to provide further information on the Federation of Small Businesses interaction with the Joint Authority Cash Strategy Group
Meeting: 19/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
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Access to Banking and the Foundational Economy: Preston City Council
Councillor
Matthew Brown, The Leader of Preston City Council
Minutes:
6.1 Councillor Matthew Brown answered questions from
Committee members
6.2 Councillor Matthew Brown agreed to provide further information on Preston City Council’s approach to long term sustainability for the collaborative bidding process
Meeting: 19/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
- Webcast for 19/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
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5 Access to Banking: Banking Services
Eric
Leenders, Managing Director, Personal, UK Finance
Chris
Larmer, Director of Customer Experience, The Co-operative Bank
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-17-19(P7) Research Briefing
- EIS(5)-17-19(P8) Evidence from UK Finance, item 5 PDF 118 KB View as HTML (5/2) 54 KB
- EIS(5)-17-19(P9) Evidence from the Co-operative Bank, item 5 PDF 89 KB View as HTML (5/3) 30 KB
Minutes:
5.1 Eric Leenders and Chris Larmer answered questions from
Committee members
5.2 Eric Leenders agreed to provide further details on the process of obtaining a banking licence
Meeting: 13/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 13/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
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3 Access to Banking: Access to Services
Thomas
Docherty, Head of Public Affairs Nations & Regions, Which?
Sue
Jude, Regional Director for Wales, National Federation of Sub Postmasters
Greg
Lewis, Banking Product Manager, Post Office Ltd
Michael
Norman, External Affairs, Post Office Ltd
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-16-19(P6) Research Briefing
Minutes:
3.1 Thomas Docherty, Sue Jude, Greg Lewis and Michael Norman answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 13/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
- Webcast for 13/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 13/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
Access to Banking: Access to ATMs
Mary
Buffee, Head of Consumer Affairs, LINK
Minutes:
4.1 Mary Buffee answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 05/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Briefing from Nationwide
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-15-19(P3) Briefing from Nationwide
Meeting: 05/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 1)
1 Visit Itinerary
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-15-19(P1) Visit Itinerary
Meeting: 05/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Research Briefing
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-15-19(P2) Research Briefing
Meeting: 04/04/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
- Webcast for 04/04/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 04/04/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
8 Scoping Paper: Access to Banking
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-11-19(P11) Scoping Paper: Access to Banking
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee discussed the Scoping paper