I have signed a cross-party letter calling on Lloyds Banking Group to restore cheque deposit services at Post Office branches and Banking Hubs.
The letter, coordinated by fellow Yorkshire MP, Graham Stuart, has been signed by 120 MPs from across the House of Commons, including colleagues from all major political parties. Signatories include Mel Stride, Daisy Cooper, Adrian Ramsay, Jeremy Corbyn, Graham Stringer, Dave Doogan and Liz Saville Roberts.
Together, we are asking Lloyds Banking Group Chief Executive Charlie Nunn to personally review the bank’s decision so that older, vulnerable and digitally excluded customers are not left behind.
Having worked on supporting access to banking in Thirsk & Malton towns for a number of years, both through banking hubs and postal services offering banking provisions, I know how critical these facilities are in rural areas like ours.
Banking Hubs have made a real difference to communities that have lost local bank branches. They are helping to keep face-to-face banking alive for residents, small businesses, charities and community groups.
However, Lloyds remains the only major British bank that does not allow its customers to deposit cheques at Post Office branches and Banking Hubs.
I believe this is unfair to customers who still rely on cheques, particularly older residents, disabled people, small businesses, charities and community groups.
Notes to editors
The cross-party letter has been coordinated by Graham Stuart MP and signed by 120 MPs from across the House of Commons.
Government ministers are unable to sign such letters, but several have written to Lloyds in a personal capacity to raise the issue.
The letter is addressed to Charlie Nunn, Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group, and asks him to personally review the decision to withdraw cheque deposit services through Post Office branches and Banking Hubs.
Signatories:
1. Graham Stuart (Conservative), Beverley and Holderness
2. Oliver Dowden (Conservative), Hertsmere
3. Damian Hinds (Conservative), East Hampshire
4. Chris Philp (Conservative), Croydon South
5. Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative), Solihull West and Shirley
6. Paul Holmes (Conservative), Hamble Valley
7. Mike Wood (Conservative), Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
8. Joy Morrissey (Conservative), Beaconsfield
9. Saqib Bhatti (Conservative), Meriden and Solihull East
10. Victoria Atkins (Conservative), Louth and Horncastle
11. Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), Chester South and Eddisbury
12. Neil O'Brien (Conservative), Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
13. Mims Davies (Conservative), East Grinstead and Uckfield
14. Stuart Andrew (Conservative), Daventry
15. Naushabah Khan (Labour), Gillingham and Rainham
16. Cat Eccles (Labour), Stourbridge
17. Joe Robertson (Conservative), Isle of Wight East
18. Christopher Chope (Conservative), Christchurch
19. Paula Barker (Labour), Liverpool Wavertree
20. George Freeman (Conservative), Mid Norfolk
21. Gagan Mohindra (Conservative), South West Hertfordshire
22. Antonia Bance (Labour), Tipton and Wednesbury
23. Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative), Sleaford and North Hykeham
24. Greg Stafford (Conservative), Farnham and Bordon
25. Andrew Bowie (Conservative), West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
26. David Simmonds (Conservative), Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
27. Sarah Champion (Labour), Rotherham
28. Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat), Richmond Park
29. Claire Coutinho (Conservative), East Surrey
30. Sadik Al-Hassan (Labour), North Somerset
31. Matt Vickers (Conservative), Stockton West
32. Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru), Caerfyrddin
33. Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat), Tewkesbury
34. Wendy Morton (Conservative), Aldridge-Brownhills
35. Lorraine Beavers (Labour), Blackpool North and Fleetwood
36. Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative), Bexhill and Battle
37. Gill Furniss (Labour), Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
38. Jo White (Labour), Bassetlaw
39. Neil Hudson (Conservative), Epping Forest
40. Lee Pitcher (Labour), Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
41. Martin Vickers (Conservative), Brigg and Immingham
42. Julian Smith (Conservative), Skipton and Ripon
43. Ashley Fox (Conservative), Bridgwater
44. Greg Smith (Conservative), Mid Buckinghamshire
45. Emma Lewell (Labour), South Shields
46. Lewis Cocking (Conservative), Broxbourne
47. Callum Anderson (Labour), Buckingham and Bletchley
48. John Lamont (Conservative), Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
49. Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party), Strangford
50. Andrew Rosindell (Independent), Romford
51. Bradley Thomas (Conservative), Bromsgrove
52. Chris Coghlan (Liberal Democrat), Dorking and Horley
53. Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat), St Albans
54. Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru), Dwyfor Meirionnydd
55. David Mundell (Conservative), Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
56. Rebecca Smith (Conservative), South West Devon
57. Henry Tufnell (Labour), Mid and South Pembrokeshire
58. Dr Peter Prinsley (Labour), Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
59. Terry Jermy (Labour), South West Norfolk
60. Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat), Newton Abbot
61. Yasmin Qureshi (Labour), Bolton South and Walkden
62. Mel Stride (Conservative), Central Devon
63. Jerome Mayhew (Conservative), Broadland and Fakenham
64. Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), Frome and East Somerset
65. Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat), Yeovil
66. Clive Lewis (Labour), Norwich South
67. Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat), North Shropshire
68. Adrian Ramsay (Green Party), Waveney Valley
69. Helen Grant (Conservative), Maidstone and Malling
70. Martin Rhodes (Labour), Glasgow North
71. Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative), Thirsk and Malton
72. Andrew George (Liberal Democrat), St Ives
73. Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), Dewsbury and Batley
74. Geoffrey Cox (Conservative), Torridge and Tavistock
75. Luke Akehurst (Labour), North Durham
76. Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party), Angus and Perthshire Glens
77. David Reed (Conservative), Exmouth and Exeter East
78. Bambos Charalambous (Labour), Southgate and Wood Green
79. Esther McVey (Conservative), Tatton
80. Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat), North Cornwall
81. Jack Rankin (Conservative), Windsor
82. John Cooper (Conservative), Dumfries and Galloway
83. Rachael Maskell (Labour), York Central
84. Dr Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), Stratford-on-Avon
85. Laura Trott (Conservative), Sevenoaks
86. Torcuil Crichton (Labour), Na h-Eileanan an Iar
87. Louie French (Conservative), Old Bexley and Sidcup
88. Chris Hinchliff (Labour), North East Hertfordshire
89. Andrew Murrison (Conservative), South West Wiltshire
90. John Whittingdale (Conservative), Maldon
91. Patrick Hurley (Labour), Southport
92. Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour), Clapham and Brixton Hill
93. Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru), Ceredigion Preseli
94. Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat), Honiton and Sidmouth
95. Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), Tonbridge
96. David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
97. Graham Stringer (Labour), Blackley and Middleton South
98. Gareth Bacon (Conservative), Orpington
99. Ben Goldsborough (Labour), South Norfolk
100. Mohammad Yasin (Labour), Bedford
101. Desmond Swayne (Conservative), New Forest West
102. Simon Hoare (Conservative), North Dorset
103. Jeremy Corbyn (Independent), Islington North
104. Alice Macdonald (Labour), Norwich North
105. Jonathan Brash (Labour), Hartlepool
106. Mark Francois (Conservative), Rayleigh and Wickford
107. Sarah Bool (Conservative), South Northamptonshire
108. Luke Evans (Conservative), Hinckley and Bosworth
109. Mark Garnier (Conservative), Wyre Forest
110. Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative), Huntingdon
111. Peter Bedford (Conservative), Mid Leicestershire
112. Chris Webb (Labour), Blackpool South
113. Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party), South Antrim
114. Harriet Cross (Conservative), Gordon and Buchan
115. Andrew Snowden (Conservative), Fylde
116. Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat), Mid Dorset and North Poole
117. Dr Allison Gardner (Labour), Stoke on Trent South
118. Sir John Hayes (Conservative), South Holland and The Deepings
119. Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat), Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
120. Mary Foy (Labour), City of Durham
Sources:
[1] Lloyds Banking Group customer information on cheque deposits and Post Office / Banking Hub access.
[2] Pay.UK cheque usage research showing 44% of current account holders still use cheques.
[3] Age UK evidence to Parliament on cheque use among people aged 65 and over.
[4] Pay.UK Quarterly Statistical Report, Q4 2025.
