Supported by: Maurice Corry*, Ross Thomson*, Margaret Mitchell*, John Lamont*, Alexander Stewart*, Liam Kerr*, Jamie Greene*, Jeremy Balfour*, Alison Harris*, Miles Briggs*, Kenneth Gibson*, Liz Smith*, Richard Lyle*, Donald Cameron* *S5M-04221 Bob Doris: TSB Branch Closure in Maryhill That the Parliament expresses its — dismay and concern at the announcement of further main street bank branch closures throughout Scotland; understands that the TSB is to close 17 branches, including its premises on Maryhill Road in Glasgow; notes that this announcement follows similar recent decisions impacting on Maryhill and Springburn constituency, with the closure of the Clydesdale Bank in Springburn and RBS branches in both Possilpark and Maryhill, believes that it is a major worry that this latest proposed closure will now leave the constituency without a single high street bank; considers that such closures impact disproportionately on people in deprived communities who are more likely to be both financially and digitally excluded; condemns what it sees as the practice of a major bank, Friday 24 February 2017 11 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan yet again, withdrawing from a community without any meaningful consultation; agrees that such closures have the greatest detrimental effect on disabled, poor and older people as well as fragile small businesses; calls on the TSB to urgently review its decision to close the Maryhill branch; believes that, despite reduced footfall in some branches, there is an imperative to find a way of offering continuity of mainstream banking service provision in the poorest communities, and calls on all tiers of government to work in partnership with the banking sector to identify such a model and to consider introducing regulations that will support banks in meeting what it sees as their obligations to society.