Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 6 December 2016.
First Minister, you may be aware that Lloyds Bank is proposing to close three branches in my constituency. Presiding Officer, I should declare an interest in this question as a former employee of Lloyds Bank. Not only are these closures in my constituency totally out of keeping with the numbers closing at a UK level, but the branches are crucial to many people who live in and around those communities and their closure would have a destructive impact. I accept that this is a commercial matter for the bank, but, following on from previous questions, what specific support can the Welsh Government provide to these communities, and what can the Welsh Government do to mitigate the negative impacts that these branch closures will have on communities?