Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 6338
Post Offices: Rural Areas
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support rural post offices.
Answer
Gareth ThomasThere are over 11,500 post office branches in the UK – over half are in rural areas – which the Government supports through an annual £50m network subsidy to ensure the viability of rural and community branches. Government further works to ensure Post Off...
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