S6M-11811: Jamie Greene: Protecting Bank Branches for Rural and Island Communities - That the Parliament expresses concern at reports of the further closure of more bank branches in rural and island communities across Scotland; understands that face-to-face branches will be closed on both the islands of Arran and Great Cumbrae, leaving islanders on Cumbrae with no physical bank branch on the island whatsoever, with just one to remain open on Arran; further understands that, on 29 November 2023, Lloyds Banking Group announced the closure of four further Bank of Scotland branches in Kilcreggan, Bowmore, Tarbert and Glasgow Byres Road, also announcing a significant reduction and removal of mobile banking facilities from May 2024; believes that high street banks have a social, financial and economic responsibility to the communities that they serve, and that the removal of banking services from rural areas and islands often comes with specific and unique adverse effects on local economies; understands that rural and island businesses are often more likely to have a greater reliance on cash than in urban economies; notes the outcome of the Financial Lives...