Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 17 April 2024Answered: 23 April 2024
Asked by
Vicky Foxcroft
Labour — Lewisham North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)
The Post Office has the freedom to operate the branch network within the parameters set by the Government. We protect the network by setting minimum access criteria so that, in urban and rural areas, everyone has easy access to their nearest post office. Those criteria ensure that however the network changes, services remain within local reach of all citizens.