Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80088

Post Offices: Staffordshire

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken ensure the continued availability of post office services in rural communities in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire since his appointment.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Government protects the sustainability of the Post Office network - and the rural network in particular - by providing an annual Network Subsidy. This ensures Post Office Limited maintains a minimum number of branches and a geographical spread of bran...

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