Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 121309

Post Offices: Standards

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what proportion of the Post Office network consists of full-time, ful

Answer

Blair McDougall
As set out in the Government’s response to the Post Office Green Paper, at least half of the Post Office’s network must be full‑time, full‑service branches. This new requirement provides flexibility for the Post Office to expand lighter-touch formats, suc...

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