Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 32721
Post Offices: Rural Areas
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Question
Matt Bishop
Labour — Forest of Dean
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued availability of post office services in (a) Forest of Dean constituency and (b) other rural communities.
Answer
Gareth ThomasGovernment protects the sustainability of the branch network – and the rural network in particular - by providing funding on the basis that Post Office meets its minimum access criteria to ensure that, across the country, 99% of the population live within...
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