Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 89259

Post Offices: Local Government

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to establish a national framework to enable local authorities to provide residents with (a) face-to-face access and (b) payment facilities for local government services thr

Answer

Blair McDougall
While this idea is not something currently under consideration, this Government welcomes all ideas on the future of the Post Office and will keep this idea under review.