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There is no better time for you - a UK voter - to influence the future of cash in your country.
On the 4th of July, hundreds of new Labour MPs were elected.
With over 400 MPs, the new Labour Government is in a position to deliver a Payment Choice Act for the British public. We - the supporters of Payment Choice - simply have to persuade them to do so!
As part of the effort to get the new Government to do the right thing - to pass a law giving the British public the right to use their cash, when and where they choose - the Payment Choice Alliance took a Stand at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool in September 2024.
As you will see from videos and reports elsewhere on this website, it was a very successful event for the Payment Choice Alliance. The vast majority of people we spoke to - and there were many, including a Cabinet Minister - supported what we are doing.
Following on from our work at the Labour Party Conference, on 12 February 2025 the PCA staged an MP Drop In Event at the House of Commons.
This event was well supported by MP’s, as you will see on posts and videos on this website and on the various social media channels the Alliance uses.
Since the success of the MP Drop In, an Early Day Motion(EDM 808) has been tabled at the House of Commons, asking for the Government to introduce legislation to guarantee that YOUR cash is accepted.
A significant number of MPs have already signed EDM BUT we need you to contact YOUR MP asking them to sign the EDM!
Even if you have contacted your MP before about cash issues, please email them again - EVERY EMAIL HELPS!
You may well know the name of your local MP.
Even if you don’t, you can find out their name and contact details by using this link. You could write a letter or send an email.
An email is obviously quicker and less expensive, but a letter can still be a powerful way of communication.
Below is a draft of an email or letter you could send - but your own words expressing YOUR feelings are better, so, of course, please change the draft as you choose!
PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS NOW!
Neil Duncan-Jordan MP has tabled an Early Day Motion ( Number 808) in the House of Commons, calling for legislation to make cash acceptance compulsory. Please email YOUR MP asking them to sign - you will find a draft email below!
Dear (MPs first name) Please Sign EDM 808 - Cash Acceptance
I hope you are well.
As my MP, I know you will be very interested in what matters to me.
I am writing to you (again) about my serious concerns in relation to cash acceptance in Britain.
Many retailers and businesses are now turning away customers like me, customers who continue to want to use cash.
This is totally unacceptable, since it is against the wishes of the majority of the British public - including myself.
The wishes of the British public are very clear indeed.
A survey conducted by the LINK ATM Scheme in August 2024 - so since you were elected - found that 81% of British adults of all ages want to retain the option to use cash.
The LINK findings support those of a survey carried out by YouGov on behalf of the Payment Choice Alliance in 2023. That survey revealed that 71 % of British adults want a law passed, giving them the right to use their cash, - their £ - when and where they please.
The same survey work also found that only 12% of the British public in any way support a “cashless” future for their country.
Please confirm that you support a law being passed to guarantee the British public can use their cash by signing Early Day Motion (EDM) 808, which asks the Government to introduce cash acceptance legislation.
You will see that MPs from the the following parties have all already signed the EDM:*Conservative
*Democratic Unionist
*Green
*Labour
*Liberal Democrat
*Plaid Cymru
*Scottish National Party
*Social Democratic and Labour
* Ulster Unionist Party
The parties represented above account for well over 95% of all the MPs in the House of Commons.
Such support is wonderful - but we need the numbers signing to increase to ensure the Government understand the strength of support for cash acceptance legislation in the House of Commons.
YOUR signature is important.
If you have not already done so, please sign EDM 808 today!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
YOUR NAME AND FULL ADDRESS
Please send your email or letter as soon as you can AND chase for a proper response if you do not receive one within 10 working days.
If you would like to copy the Alliance in on your email, that would be excellent!
Please copy to: ron.delnevo@paymentchoicealliance.org
You CAN make a difference to the future of cash - starting with telling your new MP exactly what you feel about Payment Choice TODAY.
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