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The Government has issued an update following Wetherspoon's announcement of changes to its cash payment policies.

The pub chain decided in November 2024 to cease accepting Scottish £20 and £50 notes due to concerns over "criminal gangs" circulating counterfeit currency.

Liberal Democrat MP Angus MacDonald asked the Government what discussions it had held with the pub chain regarding "their policy on accepting Scottish banknotes in their premises in England".

Treasury minister Lucy Rigby delivered the Government's response.

She said: "There is no legal requirement for businesses to accept specific forms of payment. Each business decides which payment methods to accept based on factors including cost and customer needs and preferences."

She went on to clarify that the Govern

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