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Harlow MP welcomes decsion not to abolish cheques

A GOVERNMENT decision to scrap plans to abolish cheques has been welcomed by Harlow MP Robert Halfon.

Author : Rob Halfon MP


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Mr Halfon, who has campaigned against the move to scrap cheques, said: "I am delighted that the decision has been taken to abandon plans to phase out cheques by October 2018.
"Cheques are a lifeline for many people, especially pensioners and local small businesses who would have been particularly badly hit."
Mr Halfon added: "While many people rely on credit and debit cards and online banking to pay their bills, there are still millions of people - and thousands in the Harlow constituency - who would be lost without their cheque book. And that includes myself."
Mr Halfon had expressed concern about what people would be expected to do without cheques, especially since so many rural post offices have closed in recent years.
Mr Halfon said: "As a result of the post office closures there are now far fewer places where pensioners can go to close to their homes to withdraw their money."
Many people do not do internet banking and so need cheques to pay their bills.

"The abolition of cheques could have forced some individuals to withdraw cash and keep it in a safe place at home, which could then spark an increase in opportunist thieves who would target the elderly who they think have money stashed away. 
"Small businesses too rely on cheques to pay some of their suppliers."


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