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Post Offices

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 23 July 2024UIN 477

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support high street post office counter services.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

The Post Office is an essential service in communities across the country. The Government is committed to finding ways to strengthen the Post Office, through consulting with sub-postmasters, trade unions and customers. This will include supporting the development of new products, services and business models that will help reinvigorate the high street.

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