Supported by: Colin Beattie*, Paul McLennan*, Tess White*, Annabelle Ewing*, Siobhian Brown*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Evelyn Tweed*, Miles Briggs*, Foysol Choudhury*, Edward Mountain*, Audrey Nicoll*, Stuart McMillan* *S6M-04052 Paul Sweeney: Recognising the Importance of In-person Banking —That the Parliament opposes the recent reported announcement that Lloyds Banking Group will shut its Bank of Scotland branch in Riddrie in summer 2022, which, it understands, is the last remaining physical bank branch in the north east of Glasgow; recognises what it sees as the disproportionate impact that the closure of banks has on the most vulnerable, including older people, many of whom do not have access to digital banking; further recognises what it sees as the importance of in-person financial and accounting services in communities, and supports the protection of the remaining physical bank branches across the country.