Closure of Clydesdale Bank's Aberlour Branch

The motion

That the Parliament condemns the closure of the Clydesdale Bank's Aberlour branch in Moray; notes that the closure will see Aberlour lose its last bank just months after the Bank of Scotland closed its branch in the village; expresses deep concern that the closure of the last bank in Speyside leaves customers with at least a 20-mile round trip to their nearest branch in Keith; understands that a recent report by Which? reported that Moray has one of the highest rates of bank branch closures in Scotland; considers that the rural communities hit hardest by bank closures are often those with limited access to public transport or reliable broadband connections; further considers that closure of the Aberlour branch will be a massive blow to the employees, customers and the wider community, and calls on the Clydesdale Bank to reconsider closures where they are the last bank in a community.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 15 Green 1 Con 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-03535 by reference.