National Assembly for Wales

The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the importance of easily accessible financial advice and banking services to individuals and businesses in all communities in Wales.
2. Regrets the recently announced closures of 20 Natwest bank branches in Wales and calls on the firm to reconsider the decision.
3. Notes the report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales, 'Time for a Full Public Bank in Wales'?
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to examine steps necessary to establish alternative models of banking service provision, including a Welsh people's bank on the model of local savings banks.