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Post Offices: Closures and Franchises

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 19032

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will consult on the closure and franchising of Crown Post Offices.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

No decisions regarding Crown, or ‘Directly Managed’ Branches, have been taken. The Post Office works with local communities to consider how to best meet needs for Post Office services in a local area. The Post Office will continue to deliver on the 11,500 minimum branch requirement set by Government.

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