Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 2965

Devolution: Wales

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 4 September 2024

Named Day

Question

Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving (a) the Post Office in Wales and (b) his Departmental powers to Wales.

Answer

Gareth Thomas

There are no plans to devolve the Post Office in Wales. The access criteria set by Government ensures Post Office delivers essential services across all four nations of the UK via its network of 11,500 branches. We will work closely with the Welsh Governm...

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