Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 84540

Post Offices: Rural Areas

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Post Office services on rural communities.

Answer

Blair McDougall
Post Office services are vital to rural communities, providing access to mail, cash, banking, bill payments, and government services. Around 41% of branches are in rural areas, and 99% of the rural population lives within three miles of a branch. The Gove...

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