The boss of RBS will be quizzed by MPs over his hated programme of branch closures.
Ross McEwan, the chief executive of the taxpayer-owned bank, has finally bowed to demands and will appear before the Scottish Affairs Committee on May 8.
His colleagues failed to give satisfactory answers on the shutting down of 62 Scottish branches when they were summoned to give evidence earlier in the year, according to the committee.
The Courier is campaigning against the branch closures, which will see RBS retreat from eight towns and villages in Tayside and Fife.
Pete Wishart, chairman of the committee and a Perthshire MP, said there are unanswered questions over the lack of a six-month reprieve for some branches, how branch usage will be assessed and correspondence with governments.
“These are issues that the committee wishes to explore, in person, with you, as the individual ultimately responsible for decisions made by RBS,” he told Mr McEwan in a letter.
RBS says there are “more ways than ever” to bank with them, including through mobile vans, post offices and online.
RBS boss Ross McEwan to appear before MPs over branch closures
